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Re: was no subject now Hallowed/Halloween
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Trisha Cummings <[log in to unmask]>
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St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List
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Wed, 22 May 2002 11:26:00 -0400
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According to Meriam Websters Collgiate Dictionary it gives it an old English
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Main Entry: hal·low Pronunciation: 'ha-(")lO
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English halowen, from Old English hAlgian, from hAlig holy
-- more at HOLY <dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=holy>
Date: before 12th century
1 : to make holy or set apart for holy use
2 : to respect greatly : VENERATE <dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=venerate>
synonym see DEVOTE <dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=devote>

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