hallow

• POS: Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: hal=low

CIDE DICTIONARY

hallow, v. t. [OE. halowen, halwien, halgien, AS. hālgian, fr. hālig holy. See Holy.].

 To make holy; to set apart for holy or religious use; to consecrate; to treat or keep as sacred; to reverence.  Matt. vi. 9.  [1913 Webster]
"Hallow the Sabbath day, to do no work therein."  [1913 Webster]
"His secret altar touched with hallowed fire."  [1913 Webster]
"In a larger sense . . . we can not hallow this ground [Gettysburg]."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

hallow, v. & n.
--v.tr.
1 make holy, consecrate.
2 honour as holy.
--n. archaic a saint or holy person.

Idiom

All Hallows All Saints' Day,
1 Nov.

Etymology

OE halgian, halga f. Gmc

THESAURUS

hallow

beat the drum, beatify, bless, blow the trumpet, canonize, celebrate, cleanse, commemorate, consecrate, dedicate, devote, dress ship, enshrine, exalt, fire a salute, glorify, hold jubilee, honor, jubilate, jubilize, keep, maffick, make merry, mark, memorialize, observe, purify, respect, revere, reverence, saint, sanctify, set apart, signalize, solemnize, solemnly mark, sound a fanfare, venerate, worship

ROGET THESAURUS

hallow

Celebration

VB celebrate keep, signalize, do honor to, commemorate, solemnize, hallow, mark with a red letter, pledge, drink to, toast, hob and nob, inaugurate, install, chair, rejoice, kill the fatted calf, hold jubilee, roast an ox.

Respect

VB respect, regard, revere, reverence, hold in reverence, honor, venerate, hallow, esteem, think much of, entertain respect for, bear respect for, look up to, defer to, have a high opinion of, hold a high opinion of, pay attention, pay respect, to, do honor to, render honor to, do the honors, hail, show courtesy, salute, present arms, do homage to, pay homage to, pay tribute to, kneel to, bow to, bend the knee to, fall down before, prostrate oneself, kiss the hem of one's garment, worship, keep one's distance, make room, observe due decorum, stand upon ceremony, command respect, inspire respect, awe, inspire awe, impose, overawe, dazzle.