AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 1861 1865
GETTYSBURG ADDRESS
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Question
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Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to hallow?
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bless
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shame
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justify
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restrict
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -render holy by means of religious rites. synonyms: bless, consecrate, sanctify. Antonyms: deconsecrate, desecrate, unhallow.
Detailed explanation-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.
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