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Hallow vs Dedicate - What's the difference?

hallow | dedicate |

In lang=en terms the difference between hallow and dedicate

is that hallow is to make holy, to sanctify while dedicate is to show to the public for the first time.

As verbs the difference between hallow and dedicate

is that hallow is to make holy, to sanctify or hallow can be to shout, especially to urge on dogs for hunting while dedicate is to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate.

As adjectives the difference between hallow and dedicate

is that hallow is while dedicate is (obsolete) dedicated; set apart; devoted; consecrated.

As a noun hallow

is (archaic|or|dialectal) a saint; a holy person; an apostle or hallow can be a shout, cry; a hulloo.

hallow

English

Etymology 1

(wikipedia hallow) From (etyl) . More at (l), (l).

Noun

(en noun)
  • (archaic, or, dialectal) A saint; a holy person; an apostle.
    • 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).

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make holy, to sanctify.
  • *

    • Etymology 3

    From (etyl) halowen, from , probably conflated with (etyl) halloer.

    Alternative forms

    * (l), (l), (l) (obsolete) * (l), (l)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To shout, especially to urge on dogs for hunting.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A shout, cry; a hulloo.
  • * 1777 , Robin Hood's Chase , reprinted in
    • 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.

    Etymology 4

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • *
  • *

    • dedicate

    English

    Verb

    (dedicat)
  • To set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate.
  • To set apart for a special use
    • dedicated their money to scientific research.
  • To commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action
    • dedicated ourselves to starting our own business. See Synonyms at devote.
  • To address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection.
  • To open (a building, for example) to public use.
  • To show to the public for the first time
    • dedicate a monument.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Dedicated; set apart; devoted; consecrated.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Dedicate to nothing temporal.
  • * (George Henry Calvert)
    • His life is dedicate to worthiness.
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