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hallow
UK /ˈhæləʊ/ US /ˈhæloʊ/
noun 3verb 2adj 1
Collocations
4VERB + HALLOW
center, come
HALLOW + NOUN
goblet, sphere
PREP.
with
ADV.
such
Definitions
noun
1
A saint; a holy person; an apostle.
All Hallows Eve (or Halloween), the night before All Hallows Day (now more commonly known as "All Saints' Day").
2
The relics or shrines of saints or non-Christian gods.
To seek hallows: to visit relics or shrines, in the belief that the saints themselves are present there.
verb
1
To make holy, to sanctify.
[…]I am coming on, to venge me as I may and to put forth my rightful hand in a well-hallow'd cause.
Come hallow the goblet with something more true / Than words we forget in a minute.
verb
1
To shout, especially to urge on dogs for hunting.
[…] for the conversation (if it may be called so) was seldom such as could entertain a lady. It consisted chiefly of hallowing, singing, relations of sporting adventures, b—d—y, and abuse of women, and of the government.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
verb — render holy by means of religious rites
Antonyms
- desecrate
- unhallow
- deconsecrate
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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All Hallows Eve (or Halloween), the night before All Hallows Day (now more commonly known as "All Saints' Day").
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To seek hallows: to visit relics or shrines, in the belief that the saints themselves are present there.
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[…]I am coming on, to venge me as I may and to put forth my rightful hand in a well-hallow'd cause.
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Come hallow the goblet with something more true / Than words we forget in a minute.
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[…] for the conversation (if it may be called so) was seldom such as could entertain a lady. It consisted chiefly of hallowing, singing, relations of sporting adventures, b—d—y, and abuse of women, an
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Then away they went from merry Sherwood / And into Yorkshire he did hie / And the King did follow, with a hoop and a hallow / But could not come him nigh.
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