USA HISTORY

AMERICAN CIVIL WAR(1861 1865)

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Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to hallow?

(A) bless

(B) ** shame

(C) justify

(D) restrict

EXPLANATIONS BELOW

Concept note-1: -render holy by means of religious rites. synonyms: bless, consecrate, sanctify. Antonyms: deconsecrate, desecrate, unhallow.

Concept note-2: -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.