Англо-русский синонимический словарь. 2014.
Hallow — is a word usually used as a verb, meaning to make holy or sacred, to sanctify or consecrate, to venerate . [cite web|url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/hallow|date=2007 01 15|accessdate=2007 01 23|title=Dictionary.com|publisher=Lexico… … Wikipedia
Hallow — Hal low (h[a^]l l[ o]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hallowed}( l[ o]d); 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hallow — index dedicate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
hallow — (v.) O.E. halgian to make holy, to honor as holy, consecrate, ordain, related to halig holy, from P.Gmc. *hailaga (Cf. O.S. helagon, M.Du. heligen, O.N. helga), from PIE root *kailo whole, uninjured, of good omen (see HEALTH (Cf. health)). Used… … Etymology dictionary
hallow — vb consecrate, dedicate, *devote Contrasted words: see those at CONSECRATE … New Dictionary of Synonyms
hallow — ► VERB 1) make holy; consecrate. 2) honour as holy. 3) (hallowed) greatly revered. ► NOUN archaic ▪ a saint or holy person. ORIGIN Old English, related to HOLY(Cf. ↑ … English terms dictionary
hallow — hallow1 [hal′ō] vt. [ME halowen < OE halgian (used for L sanctificare) < Gmc base of halig (see HOLY): akin to Ger heiligen] 1. to make holy or sacred; sanctify; consecrate 2. to regard as holy; honor as sacred; venerate SYN. DEVOTE hallow2 … English World dictionary
hallow — hal•low [[t]ˈhæl oʊ[/t]] v. t. lowed, low•ing 1) to make holy; sanctify; consecrate: to hallow the name of the Lord[/ex] 2) to honor as holy; consider sacred; venerate: to hallow a battlefield[/ex] • Etymology: bef. 900; ME hal(o)wen, OE hālgian… … From formal English to slang
hallow — hallow1 hallower, n. /hal oh/, v.t. 1. to make holy; sanctify; consecrate. 2. to honor as holy; consider sacred; venerate: to hallow a battlefield. [bef. 900; ME hal(o)wen, OE halgian (c. G heiligen, ON helga), deriv. of halig HOLY] … Universalium
hallow — [OE] Hallow is essentially the same word as holy. The noun, as in Halloween, the eve of All Hallows, or All Saints, comes from a noun use of Old English Hālig, which as an adjective developed into modern English holy; and the verb was formed in… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
hallow-e'en — n.; (also hallow even) Eve or vigil of All Saints, the night of 31st October … New dictionary of synonyms
