Hăl'lōw, v. t.

v. t. [imp. & p. p. HALLOWED (60); p. pr. & vb. n. HALLOWING.] [A-S. hālgian, hāligan, from hālig, holy; Ger. & D. heiligen, Dan. heilige, Sw. helga.] To make holy; to set apart for holy or religious use; to consecrate; to treat as sacred; to reverence. “His secret altar touched with hallowed fire.” Milton.

Hallowed be thy name. Matt. vi. 9.