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hallower

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hal⋅low

1  [hal-oh]
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–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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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
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