Verb
To praise; to approve of; hence, to sanction.
To like; to be suited or pleased with.
To sanction; to invest; to intrust.
To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have; as, to allow a servant his liberty; to allow a free passage; to allow one day for rest.
To own or acknowledge; to accept as true; to concede; to accede to an opinion; as, to allow a right; to allow a claim; to allow the truth of a proposition.
To grant (something) as a deduction or an addition; esp. to abate or deduct; as, to allow a sum for leakage.
To grant license to; to permit; to consent to; as, to allow a son to be absent.
To admit; to concede; to make allowance or abatement.
Source: Webster's dictionaryEvil begins from bad thoughts. When you are bitter and indignant, even just with your thoughts, you spoil a spiritual atmosphere. You prevent the Holy Spirit from acting and allow the devil to increase the evil. You should always pray, love and forgive, driving out of yourself every evil thought. Porphyrios of Kafsokalyvia
God does not allow a trial unless something good comes out of it... God allows everything for our good. Paisios of Mount Athos
Be sure to guard in your heart the joy of the Holy Spirit, and do not allow the evil one to pour out his bitterness. Beware! Beware, lest the Paradise that exists in you turns into Hell. Nectarios of Aegina
Do not allow sins to get beyond creeping. Hawaiian Proverb
Don't allow the grass to grow on the path of friendship. American Proverb
Do not allow the Gypsies to lure you out behind the furnace. Lower Austria Proverb