Hypertext Webster Gateway: "hallow"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)
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).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Hallow \Hal"low\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hallowed}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Hallowing}.] [OE. halowen, halwien, halgien, AS.
h[=a]lgian, fr. h[=a]lig holy. See {Holy}.]
To make holy; to set apart for holy or religious use; to
consecrate; to treat or keep as sacred; to reverence.
``Hallowed be thy name.'' --Matt. vi. 9.
Hallow the Sabbath day, to do no work therein. --Jer.
xvii. 24.
His secret altar touched with hallowed fire. --Milton.
In a larger sense . . . we can not hallow this ground
[Gettysburg]. --A. Lincoln.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
hallow
v : render holy by means of religious rites [syn: {consecrate},
{bless}, {sanctify}] [ant: {desecrate}]
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