v. t.
Hallow the Sabbath day, to do no work therein. Jer. xvii. 24. [ 1913 Webster ]
His secret altar touched with hallowed fire. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
In a larger sense . . . we can not hallow this ground [ Gettysburg ]. A. Lincoln. [ 1913 Webster ]
adj. belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power; made holy. Opposite of
n. The evening preceding Allhallows or All Saints' Day (November 1); also the entire day, October 31. It is often marked by parties or celebrations, and sometimes by pranks played by young people. [ Scot. ] Burns.
n. [ See Mass the eucharist. ] The feast of All Saints, or Allhallows. [ 1913 Webster ]
To speak puling, like a beggar at Hallowmas. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]