To render sacred, to consecrate (Ex. 28:38; 29:1). This word is from the Saxon, and properly means "to make holy." The name of God is "hallowed", i.e., is reverenced as holy (Matt. 6:9).
·vt To make holy; to set apart for holy or religious use; to <<Consecrate>>; to treat or keep as sac...
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