hallowing 1 of 2

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

2 of 2

verb

present participle of hallow

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hallowing
Noun
  • The setting is the church’s 250th re-consecration.
    Roy Scranton August 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
  • The issue came to a head just before the conclave that elected Leo pope this month, when the Chinese church proceeded with the preliminary election of two bishops, a step that comes before official consecration.
    Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2025
Verb
  • The star is blessing Swifties with a movie to accompany her new album.
    Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Most recently, her work has gone viral after blessing the tresses of not one but three Love Island USA favorites.
    Essence, Essence, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Cruise lines are now dedicating some of their newest and largest ships to these shorter itineraries.
    Nathan Diller, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • There have been cautionary tales on that front in the past, with the Cup-less Leafs dedicating 50 percent of their cap to their Core Four in the flat-cap era standing out as one good (or bad) example.
    James Mirtle, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Hallowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hallowing. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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