hallow

UK /ˈhæləʊ/ US /ˈhæloʊ/
noun 3verb 2adj 1

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.

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