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halidom

noun
/ˈhælɪdəm/

Etymology

From Middle English halidom, haliȝdom, from Old English hāliġdōm (“holiness, righteousness, sanctity; holy place, sanctuary, chapel; relics, holy things; holy office; sacrament; holy doctrines”), corresponding to holy + -dom, from Proto-Germanic *hailagadōmaz. Cognate with Dutch heiligdom (“sanctuary, shrine”), German Heiligtum (“sanctuary, shrine, holy relic”), Swedish helgedom (“shrine, sanctuary, temple, sanctum”), Icelandic helgidómur (“sanctuary, holy relic”).

  1. derived from *hailagadōmaz✻
  2. inherited from hāliġdōm
  3. inherited from halidom

Definitions

  1. Holiness

    Holiness; sanctity; sacred honour.

    • Now sure and by my hallidome ( quoth he ) / Ye a great master are in your degree
    • Now he's put the final seal on his Kingship, his halidom, by slaying a challenger in the Wood.

  2. A sanctuary

    A sanctuary; lands held of a religious foundation.

    • […] save for Wodan, who had a richly bedecked halidom nearby.

  3. Something regarded as sacred

    Something regarded as sacred; a holy relic.

    • “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.”

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA