HALLOWING Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

hallowing 1 of 2

noun

as in consecration

the act of making something holy through religious ritual the church's belief that the marriage ceremony is a hallowing of the union between a man and a woman

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hallowing

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verb

present participle of hallow

as in blessing

to make holy through prayers or ritual Lincoln's memorable words at the Gettysburg battlefield, "we cannot dedicate—we cannot consecrate—we cannot hallow—this ground"

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Noun

King Harald’s consecration ceremony took place a few months after his father’s death at the Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim.

— Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
In accordance with their own wishes, Harald and Sonja held a consecration ceremony, which included traditions dating back to the Middle Ages, at Trondheim’s Nidaros Cathedral in central Norway on June 23, 1991.

— James Frater, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026

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By visiting the Basilica and blessing the new tower, the pope follows in the footsteps of Pope Benedict XVI who in 2010 consecrated the Sagrada Familia.

— Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 10 June 2026
Jimmy Fallon has been blessing the New York Knicks with good humor for decades.

— Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026

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But yesterday, the group defied Pope Leo XIV by consecrating four bishops without his approval.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 2 July 2026
Under the church’s in-house canon law, consecrating a bishop without papal consent incurs an automatic excommunication for both the people administering the consecration and the bishops receiving it.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026

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To say that the Union was sacred and the touchstone of democracy was to strengthen slavery by sanctifying the state that protected it.

— Dominic Erdozain, Time, 3 July 2026
But far from celebrating or sanctifying the throwing off of English rule, the story’s shocking ending portrays the patriots as a fiendish mob, and casts doubt on the bedrock American faith in prosperity.

— John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026

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The Ali Center is also honoring Louisville philanthropists Steve and Amy Trager with the Kentucky Humanitarian Award for dedicating themselves to improving opportunities in the community.

— Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Aug. 2026
Beyond concerns about Hong's old tweets, however, critics have suggested the campaign underperformed with key voting blocs and made questionable decisions, such as dedicating $150,200 to online ads without running a single TV broadcast spot.

— Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2026

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