- halidom
- or halidome noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hāligdōm, from hālig holy + -dōm -dom Date: before 12th century archaic something held sacred
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Halidom — Hal i*dom (h[a^]l [i^]*d[u^]m), n. [AS. h[=a]ligd[=o]m holiness, sacrament, sanctuary, relics; h[=a]lig holy + d[=o]m, E. dom. See {Holy}.] 1. Holiness; sanctity; sacred oath; sacred things; sanctuary; used chiefly in oaths. [Archaic] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
halidom — [hal′idōm΄hal′i dəm] n. [ME < OE haligdom: see HOLY & DOM] Archaic 1. holiness 2. a holy place or thing: Also halidome [hal′idōm΄] … English World dictionary
halidom — noun /ˈhælɪdəm/ a) A sanctuary. , 1819: “By my halidom,” said he, “we have forgotten, Sir Prior, to name the fair Sovereign of Love and of Beauty, by whose white hand the palm is to be distributed.” Walter Scott, Ivanhoe b) A holy relic … Wiktionary
halidom — /hal i deuhm/, n. a holy place, as a church or sanctuary. Also, halidome /hal i dohm /. [bef. 1000; ME; OE haligdom. See HOLY, DOM] * * * … Universalium
halidom — sb. == sacrament. 2290 B. AS. haligdom … Oldest English Words
halidom — hal·i·dom … English syllables
halidom — hal•i•dom [[t]ˈhæl ɪ dəm[/t]] also hal•i•dome [[t] ˌdoʊm[/t]] n. archaic rel a holy place, as a church • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME; OE hāligdōm. See holy, dom … From formal English to slang
halidom — Anything considered holy or sacred … Grandiloquent dictionary
halidom — … Useful english dictionary
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