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

Hundreds of people took part in the consecration of the monument, which towers 182 feet over Konotopie in central Poland, the home of fewer than 150 people.

— Claudia Ciobanu, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
These appointments distinguished the Kenyan church from many other GAFCON provinces where the consecration of women bishops remains controversial.

— Stephanie TriplettAll, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 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

Definition of sanctifying

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Colorado has been at this since 2022, when voters passed Proposition 123, dedicating a share of state income tax revenue to affordable housing.

— Solomon Greene, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2026
Second, understand and respect your time limits, dedicating specific hours weekly and prioritizing other life commitments to avoid overwork.

— Chelsea Tobin, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

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