Hallows
Hallows are sacred things or places that are revered or sanctified. The term derives from the Old English hālig, meaning holy; as a noun it can refer to a holy person or thing, and as a verb it means to render holy. In Christian contexts, hallows commonly refer to relics—fragments of saints' bodies or objects associated with holy persons—kept in reliquaries and venerated, as well as to consecrated spaces such as churches, altars, or shrines.
Historically, hallows played a central role in devotion and practice. Relics were objects of pilgrimage, ritual,
In modern usage, the word hallow is rarely used outside religious or literary contexts, though the verb