Definition of Hallow

to brand something as sacred or holy

Examples of Hallow in a sentence

John showed he did not hallow his marriage as a sacred commitment when he engaged in an affair with his neighbor.  🔊

When the church is built, the Bishop will hallow the building with a prayer.  🔊

The religious leaders want to hallow the house where the miracle is rumored to have occurred.  🔊

Although the officials have not yet made the altar hallow, religious tourists have already descended upon the structure.  🔊

The tribe’s medicine man will hallow the chief’s body as it is prepared for its final rest.  🔊

Before the priest baptized the baby, he had to hallow the oil.  🔊

Churchgoers in the small town were surprised when Pope John arrived to hallow their tiny church.  🔊

In the minds of the soldiers who fought there, the land was made hallow by the blood of their comrades.  🔊

The pledges had to make their fraternity bonds hallow by drinking from the sacred cup.  🔊

Before the religious war, the knights asked the priest to make their swords hallow.  🔊

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