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overhallow

overhallow verb: to hallow excessively; make (something) too holy or hallowed.

Verb

overhallow (third-person singular simple present overhallows, present participle overhallowing, simple past and past participle overhallowed)

  1. (transitive) To hallow excessively; make (something) too holy or hallowed
    • Rather must we build upon their summits the heaven-soaring dome of piety, binding and overhallowing the whole.1857, An Essay on Intuitive Morals
    • Then we will either "overhallow" the past and so dedicate ourselves to the suicide of overliving, or we will open up a new era of evolution marked by increased creativity, awareness and compassion.1971, Journal of Systems Management, volume 22, page 46

Forms of overhallow

third-person singular presentoverhallows
present participleoverhallowing
past participleoverhallowed
pastoverhallowed

Origin of overhallow

From over- + hallow.

Questions about overhallow

What does overhallow mean?
Overhallow means to hallow excessively; make (something) too holy or hallowed.
What part of speech is overhallow?
Overhallow is a verb.
What is the past tense of overhallow?
The past tense of overhallow is overhallowed.

Words near overhallow in the dictionary

  1. overhales
  2. overhaling
  3. overhall
  4. overhalled
  5. overhalling
  6. overhallow
  7. overhallowed
  8. overhallowing
  9. overhallows
  10. overhalls
  11. overhand

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