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hal·low1      [hal-oh] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used with object)
1.to make holy; sanctify; consecrate.
2.to honor as holy; consider sacred; venerate: to hallow a battlefield.
[Origin: bef. 900; ME hal(o)wen, OE hālgian (c. G heiligen, ON helga), deriv. of hālig holy]

—Related forms
hal·low·er, noun
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hal·low2      [huh-loh] Pronunciation Key
–interjection, noun, verb (used without object), verb (used with object)
hallo.
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hal·lo      [huh-loh] Pronunciation Key interjection, noun, plural -los, verb, -loed, -lo·ing.
–interjection
1.(used to call or answer someone, or to incite dogs in hunting.)
–noun
2.the cry “hallo!”
3.a shout of exultation.
–verb (used without object)
4.to call with a loud voice; shout; cry, as after hunting dogs.
–verb (used with object)
5.to incite or chase (something) with shouts and cries of “hallo!”
6.to cry “hallo” to (someone).
7.to shout (something).
Also, halloa, halloo, hallow, hillo, hilloa, hullo, hulloo.

[Origin: 1560–70; var. of hollo, itself var. of earlier holla < MF hola, equiv. to ho ahoy + la there]
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source
hal·low       (hāl'ō)  Pronunciation Key 
tr.v.   hal·lowed, hal·low·ing, hal·lows
  1. To make or set apart as holy.
  2. To respect or honor greatly; revere.


[Middle English halwen, from Old English hālgian; see kailo- in Indo-European roots.]

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source
hallow 
O.E. halgian "to make holy, to honor as holy," related to halig "holy," from P.Gmc. *khailig (cf. O.S. helagon, M.Du. heligen, O.N. helga; see health). Used in Christian translations to render L. sanctificare.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source
hallow

verb
render holy by means of religious rites [syn: consecrate] [ant: deconsecrate] 

WordNet® 2.1, © 2005 Princeton University
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary - Cite This Source

Hallow

to render sacred, to consecrate (Ex. 28:38; 29:1). This word is from the Saxon, and properly means "to make holy." The name of God is "hallowed", i.e., is reverenced as holy (Matt. 6:9).

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

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