1. holy places or things; saints or holy persons
Usage: often archaic or literary

1. to make holy or sacred; to honor as sacred
Usage: formal or literary

Examples

• All Hallows’ Eve is another name for Halloween.
• The ancient church was filled with the relics of hallows.
• They came to visit the hallows buried in the cathedral.
• The priest hallows the bread and wine during communion.
• Time hallows even the humblest traditions.
• The memorial hallows the memory of fallen soldiers.