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1.2.1 Noun ... to hallow (third-person singular simple present hallows, present participle hallowing, simple past and past participle hallowed) ... 1847: Come hallow the goblet with something more true; Than words we forget in a minute. — Charles Swain (1847). Dramatic Chapters: Poems and Songs, 324, D. Bogue.
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en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hallow
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Hallow - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hallow is a word usually used as a verb, meaning "to make holy or sacred, to sanctify or consecrate, to venerate". The adjective form hallowed , as used in The Lord's Prayer , means holy, consecr...
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Main Entry: hallow; Function: noun; obsolete : a saint, a shrine, or a relic; usage Hallow as a noun has been rarely used for the past several hundred years and is considered obsolete except as a component in words such as Halloween and Allhallows.
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www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Hallows
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A discussion in the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7) forum ... I've looked it up in my dictionary, I've googled it, and I can't find a definition of "hallows" or "hallow" as a noun that fits this book. As a verb, "to hallow" means "to sanctify." As a noun, it has something to do with Halloween in Wiccan tradition.
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On top of that, I believe hallow is a transitive verb, so you would also need an object with it: he/she/it hallows what? ... It only makes sense to me if hallows is a plural noun, and deathly is an adjective modifying it.
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There are a lot of possible meanings of Hallow as a noun, some more obscure than others. When the title first came out a whole lot of people went to their dictionaries and web searches, and yes, most of them found the same meanings that you gave.
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There are three entries in the OED for “Hallow” as a noun, two entries for “Hallow” as a verb, and two miscellaneous entries; “Deathly” has four definitions as an adjective and two as an adverb. ... 3. hallow- in Comb. (chiefly in Sc.) is used for All-Hallow- = All Saints’-, in Hallow-day,
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swordofgryffindor.com/2006/12/29/harry-potter-proper-no...
swordofgryffindor.com/2006/12/29/harry-potter-proper-noun-and-conjunction-the-definite-article-deathly-adjective-hallows-plural-noun/
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Hallow scream ... beat the drum, bless, blow off steam, carouse, ceremonialize, commend, consecrate, dedicate, drink to, eulogize, exalt, extol, feast, fete, glorify, hallow, have a ball, honor, jubilate, keep, kick up one's heels, laud, let loose, lionize, live it up, make merry, make whoopee, mark with a red...
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thesaurus.reference.com/browse/hallow
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however, the Oxford English Dictionary offers numerous definitions for “hallow” in different parts of speech (listed below and expanded on 12-29). I believe both the noun and verb definitions are pertinent to the story and what we know or strongly suspect will happen in Book 7, Harry Potter and ... 3. hallow- in Comb.
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