hallow

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
hallow /ˈhaləʊ/

▶verb

• 1 make holy; consecrate.

• 2 (usu. as adj. hallowed) greatly revere: the hallowed turf of Wimbledon.

▶noun archaic a saint or holy person.

– origin OE hālgian (v.), hālga (n.), of Gmc origin; rel. to holy.