hallow

C2+ Topic:Religion & Belief

US /ˈhæloʊ/ UK /ˈhæləʊ/ See IPA manual

Homophones

halloa /hæˈloʊ/

Minimal pairs

Sounds like hello /ɛ/ vs /æ/ Sounds like hollow /æ/ vs /ɑ/

Meanings

1

verb
to make holy or to honor as sacred

This ground was hallowed by the sacrifice of the fallen.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to make holy or to honor as... consecrate sanctify bless venerate revere dedicate

Opposites

desecrate profane defile

Word family

Forms unhallowed

Derived forms hallowedhallowing

Related forms holy halidomHalloween

Etymology

From Old English hālgian ('to make holy, consecrate'), from hālig ('holy'), from Proto-Germanic *hailagaz, ultimately related to whole and hale.

hālgian Old English hālig Old English

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Topics

Religion & Belief

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# hallow

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈhæloʊ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈhæləʊ/

## Meanings
1. to make holy or to honor as sacred

## Examples
- This ground was hallowed by the sacrifice of the fallen.

## Synonyms
- consecrate
- sanctify
- bless
- venerate
- revere
- dedicate

## Antonyms
- desecrate
- profane
- defile

## Derived Forms
- hallowed
- hallowing

## Related Forms
- holy
- halidom
- Halloween

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: hālgian
- Root: hālig

## Etymology
From Old English hālgian ('to make holy, consecrate'), from hālig ('holy'), from Proto-Germanic *hailagaz, ultimately related to whole and hale.

## AI Etymology
Hallow is from Old English hālgian ('to make holy, consecrate'), from hālig ('holy'), from Proto-Germanic *hailagaz, ultimately related to whole and hale. In present-day use, it means to make holy or to honor as sacred. Derived formations include hallowed and hallowing. Related vocabulary includes holy, halidom, and Halloween.

## Topics
- Religion & Belief

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