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overhallowing

overhallowing is the present participle and gerund of overhallow.

Meaning of overhallow

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

Questions about overhallowing

What is overhallowing the present participle and gerund of?
Overhallowing is the present participle and gerund of overhallow.

Words near overhallowing in the dictionary

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

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