Halidom

Halidom
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 Webster]

So God me help and halidom. --Piers Plowman. [1913 Webster]

By my halidom, I was fast asleep. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

2. Holy doom; the Last Day. [R.] --Shipley. [1913 Webster]


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  • 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 — 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

  • 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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