AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 1861 1865
GETTYSBURG ADDRESS
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to make empty
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to make sacred
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to make equal
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to make unfair
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Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -transitive verb. : to make holy or set apart for holy use. : to respect greatly : venerate. the most hallowed of all law-enforcement agencies Dwight MacDonald.
Detailed explanation-3: -To hallow is to bless, consecrate, or render holy by means of religious rites, especially significant religious places or the relics of saints. As a noun, hallow means “saint.” The word for our popular holiday Halloween is a shortened form of “All Hallows’ Eve, ” or “All Saints’ Eve, ” which precedes All Saints’ Day.
Detailed explanation-4: -to honor as holy; consider sacred; venerate: to hallow a battlefield.
Detailed explanation-5: -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.