dishallow

[ dis-hal-oh ]

verb (used with object)

1. to profane; desecrate.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dishallow¹

First recorded in 1545–55; dis- ¹ + hallow

Example Sentences

Dishallow, dis-hal′ō, v.t. to desecrate.

From Project Gutenberg

But first warn off the beatific spot Those wretched who have not Even afar beheld the shining wall, And those who, once beholding, have forgot, And those, most vile, who dress The charnel spectre drear Of utterly dishallow’d nothingness In that refulgent fame, And cry, Lo, here!

From Project Gutenberg