Hall

[hawl] /hɔl/

noun
1.
a corridor or passageway in a building.
2.
the large entrance room of a house or building; vestibule; lobby.
3.
a large room or building for public gatherings; auditorium:
convention hall; concert hall.
4.
a large building for residence, instruction, or other purposes, at a college or university.
5.
a college at a university.
6.

7.
British. a mansion or large residence, especially one on a large estate.
8.
British Informal. .
9.
the chief room in a medieval castle or similar structure, used for eating, sleeping, and entertaining.
10.
the castle, house, or similar structure of a medieval chieftain or noble.
11.
Southeastern U.S.: Older Use. the living room or family room of a house.
[hawl] /hɔl/
noun
1.
Asaph
[ey-suh f] /ˈeɪ səf/ (Show IPA), 1829–1907, U.S. astronomer: discovered the satellites of Mars.
2.
Charles Francis, 1821–71, U.S. Arctic explorer.
3.
Charles Martin, 1863–1914, U.S. chemist, metallurgist, and manufacturer.
4.
Donald, born 1928, U.S. poet and editor.
5.
Granville Stanley, 1846–1924, U.S. psychologist and educator.
6.
James Norman, 1887–1951, U.S. novelist.
7.
(Marguerite) Radclyffe [rad-klif] /ˈræd klɪf/ (Show IPA), 1880–1943, English writer.
8.
Prince, 1748–1807, U.S. clergyman and abolitionist, born in Barbados: fought at Bunker Hill.
/hɔːl/
noun
1.
a room serving as an entry area within a house or building
2.
(sometimes capital) a building for public meetings
3.
(often capital) the great house of an estate; manor
4.
a large building or room used for assemblies, worship, concerts, dances, etc
5.
a residential building, esp in a university; hall of residence
6.

7.
the large room of a house, castle, etc
8.
(US & Canadian) a passage or corridor into which rooms open
9.
(often pl) (informal) short for music hall
/hɔːl/
noun
1.
Charles Martin. 1863–1914, US chemist: discovered the electrolytic process for producing aluminium
2.
Sir John. 1824–1907, New Zealand statesman, born in England: prime minister of New Zealand (1879–82)
3.
Sir Peter. born 1930, English stage director: director of the Royal Shakespeare Company (1960–73) and of the National Theatre (1973–88)
4.
(Margueritte) Radclyffe. 1883–1943, British novelist and poet. Her frank treatment of a lesbian theme in the novel The Well of Loneliness (1928) led to an obscenity trial
n.

Old English heall “place covered by a roof, spacious roofed residence, temple, law-court,” from Proto-Germanic *khallo “to cover, hide” (cf. Old Saxon, Old High German halla, German halle, Dutch hal, Old Norse höll “hall;” Old English hell, Gothic halja “hell”), from PIE root *kel- “to hide, conceal” (see cell). Sense of “entry, vestibule” evolved 17c., at a time when the doors opened onto the main room of a house. Older sense preserved in town hall, music hall, etc., and in university dormitory names. Hall of fame attested by 1786 as an abstract concept; in sporting sense first attested 1901, in reference to Columbia College.

Hall (hôl), Granville Stanley. 1844-1924.

American psychologist who established an experimental psychology laboratory at Johns Hopkins University (1882), founded child psychology, and profoundly influenced educational psychology.

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(Gr. aule, Luke 22:55; R.V., “court”), the open court or quadrangle belonging to the high priest’s house. In Matt. 26:69 and Mark 14:66 this word is incorrectly rendered “palace” in the Authorized Version, but correctly “court” in the Revised Version. In John 10:1,16 it means a “sheep-fold.” In Matt. 27:27 and Mark 15:16 (A.V., “common hall;” R.V., “palace”) it refers to the proetorium or residence of the Roman governor at Jerusalem. The “porch” in Matt. 26:71 is the entrance-hall or passage leading into the central court, which is open to the sky.