hall : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: hall	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for hall
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hall n an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open; "the elevators were at the end of the hall" Synonym(s): hallway, hall a large entrance or reception room or area Synonym(s): anteroom, antechamber, entrance hall, hall, foyer, lobby, vestibule a large room for gatherings or entertainment; "lecture hall"; "pool hall" a college or university building containing living quarters for students Synonym(s): dormitory, dorm, residence hall, hall, student residence the large room of a manor or castle Synonym(s): manor hall, hall English writer whose novel about a lesbian relationship was banned in Britain for many years (1883-1943) Synonym(s): Hall, Radclyffe Hall, Marguerite Radclyffe Hall United States child psychologist whose theories of child psychology strongly influenced educational psychology (1844-1924) Synonym(s): Hall, G. Stanley Hall, Granville Stanley Hall United States chemist who developed an economical method of producing aluminum from bauxite (1863-1914) Synonym(s): Hall, Charles Martin Hall United States explorer who led three expeditions to the Arctic (1821-1871) Synonym(s): Hall, Charles Francis Hall United States astronomer who discovered Phobos and Deimos (the two satellites of Mars) (1829-1907) Synonym(s): Hall, Asaph Hall a large and imposing house Synonym(s): mansion, mansion house, manse, hall, residence a large building used by a college or university for teaching or research; "halls of learning" a large building for meetings or entertainment
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hall \Hall\, n. [OE. halle, hal, AS. heal, heall; akin to D. hal, OS. & OHG. halla, G. halle, Icel. h[94]lt, and prob. from a root meaning, to hide, conceal, cover. See {Hell}, {Helmet}.] 1. A building or room of considerable size and stateliness, used for public purposes; as, Westminster Hall, in London. 2. (a) The chief room in a castle or manor house, and in early times the only public room, serving as the place of gathering for the lord's family with the retainers and servants, also for cooking and eating. It was often contrasted with the bower, which was the private or sleeping apartment. Full sooty was her bower and eke her hall. --Chaucer. Hence, as the entrance from outside was directly into the hall: (b) A vestibule, entrance room, etc., in the more elaborated buildings of later times. Hence: (c) Any corridor or passage in a building. 3. A name given to many manor houses because the magistrate's court was held in the hall of his mansion; a chief mansion house. --Cowell. 4. A college in an English university (at Oxford, an unendowed college). 5. The apartment in which English university students dine in common; hence, the dinner itself; as, hall is at six o'clock. 6. Cleared passageway in a crowd; -- formerly an exclamation. [Obs.] [bd]A hall! a hall![b8] --B. Jonson. Syn: Entry; court; passage. See {Vestibule}.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hall, MT Zip code(s): 59837
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Hall (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.