The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hallow \Hal"low\ (h[a^]l"l[-o]), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Hallowed(-l[-o]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Hallowing.] [OE.
halowen, halwien, halgien, AS. h[=a]lgian, fr. h[=a]lig holy.
See Holy.]
To make holy; to set apart for holy or religious use; to
consecrate; to treat or keep as sacred; to reverence.
``Hallowed be thy name.''
--Matt. vi. 9.
Hallow the Sabbath day, to do no work therein.
--Jer.
xvii. 24.
His secret altar touched with hallowed fire.
--Milton.
In a larger sense . . . we can not hallow this ground
[Gettysburg].
--A. Lincoln.
Wiktionary
n. The act by which something is hallowed. vb. (present participle of hallow English)
Usage examples of "hallowing".
In her hallowing garb she seemed as much alarming as wondrous, a spirit risen out of the earth to bring help, or harm, to her petitioners.
She had retreated from the village quietly, with all the attention shifting to the centaurs and to him, and he finally spotted her in the distance by the birthing house, finishing some hallowing task.
Valentinus tomorrow, townsfolk could bring their grievances to the king's personal attention, for he would rest in town for Hallowing Eve and the holy days of All Souls and All Saints which followed.