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unˈhallow, v.
[un-2 3. Cf. G. ent-, Du. ontheiligen, ON. úhelga (Sw. ohelga, older Da. uhelge).]
trans. To deprive of a holy or sacred character; to profane. (Common c 1575–1660.)
1535Coverdale Isaiah lvi. 2 He that taketh hede, yt he vnhalowe not the Sabbath. ― Zeph. iii. 4 Hir prestes vn⁓halowe the Sanctuary. 1571Golding Calvin on Ps. l. 8 Defylements that unhalowe the servis of God. 1628Wither Brit. Rememb. iii. 1898 That I, for ever, may those paths refuse Which may unhallow, or pervert my Muse. 1645Milton Tetrach. Wks. 1851 IV. 192 Nothing more un⁓hallows a man,..then a habit of wrath and perturbation. 1694F. Bragge Disc. Parables xiv. 462 Pride, and vain-glory, and self-esteem,..unhallow'd everything else that was good in him. 1821Lamb Elia i. Grace before Meat, A sense of the co-presence of circumstances which unhallow the blessing. 1860Trench Serm. Westm. Abb. xxix. 331 In a world where so much is ever seeking to unhallow our spirits, to render them common and profane. |