consecrate, bless, hallow, sanctify
(verb) render holy by means of religious rites
Source: WordNet® 3.1
hallow (plural hallows)
(obsolete, outside, set phrases) A saint; a holy person; an apostle.
hallow (third-person singular simple present hallows, present participle hallowing, simple past and past participle hallowed)
(transitive) To make holy, to sanctify.
• See also consecrate
hallow (third-person singular simple present hallows, present participle hallowing, simple past and past participle hallowed)
To shout, especially to urge on dogs for hunting.
hallow (plural hallows)
A shout, cry; a hulloo.
hallow (comparative more hallow, superlative most hallow)
Alternative spelling of hollow
Source: Wiktionary
Hal"low, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hallowed(); p. pr. & vb. n. Hallowing.] Etym: [OE. halowen, halwien, halgien, AS. halgian, fr. halig holy. See Holy.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 January 2025
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
