Comte's stages were (1) the theological stage, (2) the metaphysical stage, and (3) the positive stage. (1) The Theological stage was seen from the perspective of 19th century France as preceding the Enlightenment, in which man's place in society and society's restrictions upon man were referenced to God.
For the Worcestershire village, see Hallow, Worcestershire. To hallow is to make holy or sacred, to sanctify or consecrate, to venerate. The adjective form hallowed, as used in The Lord's Prayer, means holy, consecrated, sacred, or revered. The noun form hallow, as used in Hallowtide, is a synonym of the word saint.
Decorum is proper and polite behavior. If you let out a big belch at a fancy dinner party, you're not showing much decorum. This noun is from Latin decÅrus proper, becoming, handsome, from dÃ©cor beauty, grace, which is also the source of English dÃ©cor. The corresponding adjective is decorous, meaning well-behaved in a particular situation.. Both decorum and decorous are often used to describe behavior in a classroom or courtroom.