2. Noun. (archaic) The relics or remains of a saint, or the shrines in which they are kept. ¹
3. Verb. (third-person singular of hallow) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hallows
1. hallow [v] - See also: hallow
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hallows
Literary usage of Hallows
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Huguenot Society of London by Huguenot Society of London (1898)
"In the 16th and 17th centuries each of the four Parishes of All hallows the Great,
All hallows the Less, S* Martin Vintry and 8* Michael Paternoster Royal ..."
2. The Publications of the Harleian Society by Harleian Society (1887)
"April 21 Giles James, of All hallows ... Westminster; Lancelot Twist, Esq., who
died above a year since ; attested by at All hallows in the Wall. ..."
3. London City Churches by Alfred Ernest Daniell (1896)
"THK church of All hallows, Lombard Street, stands slightly to the north of that
thoroughfare ... All hallows suffered very serious injury by the Great Fire. ..."
4. The Fifty Earliest English Wills in the Court of Probate, London by Frederick James Furnivall, Great Britain Court of Probate (1882)
"Gifts to Poor, and to All-hallows and St. Nicholas Cold- Abbey churches. A million
Masses to be said for Testator's Soul. Gifts to London and Westminster ..."
5. Monthly Chronicle of North-country Lore and Legend (1888)
"John Wesley generally worshipped in All hallows when in Newcastle; ... There were
seven chantries in All hallows, adorned with precious stones and other ..."
6. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1863)
"By WILLIAM hallows MILLER, MA, For. Sec. RS, Professor of Mineralogy in the
University of Cambridge. Received December 18, 1862. The peroxide of benzoyl, ..."
7. The Windsor Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly for Men and Women (1912)
"And he's really neither a burglar nor u lunatic. Is that yon, Mr. hallows ? ' "
Gerald's voice had got ..."
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