Celebrate vs Hallow - What's the difference?
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To extol or honour in a solemn manner.
To honour by rites, by ceremonies of joy and respect, or by refraining from ordinary business; to observe duly; to keep.
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To perform or participate in, as a sacrament or solemn rite; to solemnize; to perform with appropriate rites.
(archaic, or, dialectal) A saint; a holy person; an apostle.
A shout, cry; a hulloo.
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Celebrate is a synonym of hallow.
In lang=en terms the difference between celebrate and hallow
is that celebrate is to perform or participate in, as a sacrament or solemn rite; to solemnize; to perform with appropriate rites while hallow is to make holy, to sanctify.As verbs the difference between celebrate and hallow
is that celebrate is to extol or honour in a solemn manner while hallow is to make holy, to sanctify or hallow can be to shout, especially to urge on dogs for hunting.As a noun hallow is
(archaic|or|dialectal) a saint; a holy person; an apostle or hallow can be a shout, cry; a hulloo.As an adjective hallow is
.celebrate
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Verb
(celebrat)- to celebrate the name of the Most High
- to celebrate a birthday
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- I was promoted today at work—let’s celebrate !
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- to celebrate a marriage
Usage notes
In sense “to conduct ceremonies, to follow a custom”, generally used of festive occasions, such as Christmas and birthdays. For more solemn occasions, particularly certain religious holidays (“holy days”) and commemorations, the term observe is used instead, as in “This office will be closed in observance of Veterans Day.”Synonyms
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Etymology 1
(wikipedia hallow) From (etyl) . More at (l), (l).Noun
(en noun)- All Hallows''' Eve'' (or Halloween), the night before ''All '''Hallows Day (now more commonly known as "All Saints Day").
Derived terms
* (l) * (l) * (l) * (l), (l) * (l) * (l), (l) * (l)Etymology 2
From (etyl) . More at (l).Etymology 3
From (etyl) halowen, from , probably conflated with (etyl) halloer.Alternative forms
* (l), (l), (l) (obsolete) * (l), (l)Noun
(en noun)- Then away they went from merry Sherwood / And into Yorkshire he did hie / And the King did follow, with a hoop and a hallow / But could not come him nigh.
- I told them, the sherriff could not be admitted on board this time of night, on which they set up a hallow and rowed as fast as they could towards the vessel's bows.