Definition of HALLOW

hallow

Plural: hallows

Verb

Verb Forms: hallowed, hallowing, hallows

  • To honor as holy; to make sacred or sanctify.
  • render holy by means of religious rites
  • To make holy, to sanctify.
  • To shout, especially to urge on dogs for hunting.

Noun

  • A saint; a holy person; an apostle.
  • The relics or shrines of saints or non-Christian gods.
  • A shout, cry; a hulloo.

Adj

  • Alternative spelling of hollow.

Examples

  • He tried to HALLOW the triple-letter square by placing a Z on it, hoping for a divine score.

Origin / Etymology

Inherited from Middle English halwe (“a saint, holy thing, shrine”), from Old English hālga (“a holy one, saint”), from Proto-Germanic *hailagô (“holy one”), from *hailagaz (“holy”), from Proto-Germanic *hailaz (“whole, safe, hale”), from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos (“safe, unharmed”). Cognate with Scots halow, hallow (“saint”), German Heiliger (“saint (male)”) / Heilige (“saint (female)”). More at holy, whole.

Antonyms

desecrate

Scrabble Score: 12

hallow: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
hallow: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
hallow: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

hallow: valid Words With Friends Word