单词 | hallow |
释义 | hallow (once / 1124 pages) v To hallow is to bless, consecrate, or render holy by means of religious rites, especially significant religious places or the relics of saints. As a noun, hallow means "saint." The word for our popular holiday Halloween is a shortened form of "All Hallows' Eve," or "All Saints' Eve," which precedes All Saints' Day. In the verb form, the synonyms bless and sanctify are more commonly used these days, but hallow still appears in such phrases as "hallowed ground" (ground that's been blessed) and the Christian "hallowed be Thy name" (a phrase from "The Lord's Prayer," where hallowed means "revered"). WORD FAMILYhallow: hallowed, hallowing, hallows, unhallow+/unhallow: unhallowed, unhallowing USAGE EXAMPLESFor centuries, this was the most hallowed destination of the Grand Tour. The Guardian(Dec 22, 2016) The Tales of Beedle the Bard play a crucial role in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the final novel in Rowling’s fantasy series. The Guardian(Dec 13, 2016) A reminder of a time in the city when window shopping at Garfinkel’s and the Hecht’s store were hallowed holiday customs. Washington Post(Dec 07, 2016) v render holy by means of religious rites Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper bless, consecrate, sanctify deconsecrate, desecrate, unhallow remove the consecration from a person or an object reconsecrate consecrate anew, as after a desecration declare state emphatically and authoritatively |
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