USA HISTORY

AMERICAN CIVIL WAR(1861 1865)

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What is the definition of hallow?

(A) To be disrespectful

(B) To be nice to

(C) ** To respect greatly

(D) To be mean to

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Concept note-1: -: to make holy or set apart for holy use. : to respect greatly : venerate.

Concept note-2: -To hallow is “to make holy or sacred, to sanctify or consecrate, to venerate". The adjective form hallowed, as used in The Lord’s Prayer, means holy, consecrated, sacred, or revered. The noun form hallow, as used in Hallowtide, is a synonym of the word saint.

Concept note-3: -Some common synonyms of hallow are consecrate, dedicate, and devote. While all these words mean “to set apart for a special and often higher end, ” hallow, often differing little from dedicate or consecrate, may distinctively imply an attribution of intrinsic sanctity.

Concept note-4: -The word hallow is derived from the Middle and Old English words for holy. As a noun, it can also mean saint. In those days, the Christian holiday we know as All Saints’ Day was called All Hallows’ Day, and the day before, when an evening mass was held, was All Hallows’ Eve.