overhallow

English

Etymology

From over- +‎ hallow.

Verb

overhallow (third-person singular simple present overhallows, present participle overhallowing, simple past and past participle overhallowed)

1. (transitive) To hallow excessively; make (something) too holy or hallowed
   • 1857, An Essay on Intuitive Morals:

     Rather must we build upon their summits the heaven-soaring dome of piety, binding and overhallowing the whole.

   • 1971, Journal of Systems Management, volume 22, page 46:

     Then we will either "overhallow" the past and so dedicate ourselves to the suicide of overliving, or we will open up a new era of evolution marked by increased creativity, awareness and compassion.