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Hallow
Open directlyEaston's Bible Dictionary · 1897
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).
Scripture references
Hastings Dictionary of the Bible · 1898
HAL'LOW means to make holy, to consecrate.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: verb (v.)
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.