Behallow
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To make holy; consecrate; sanctify; hallow completely. transitive
"[...] bishops and servants of God — the "senatores natu majores," the elders and chiefs of the people — caused his eldest son, Egfurth, to be behallowed (which is the Saxon term used for the consecration of a bishop) as king of Mercia."
Synonyms
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More examples"[...] bishops and servants of God — the "senatores natu majores," the elders and chiefs of the people — caused his eldest son, Egfurth, to be behallowed (which is the Saxon term used for the consecration of a bishop) as king of Mercia."
Etymology
From be- + hallow.