halidom

American

[hal-i-duhm] / ˈhæl ɪ dəm /

Also halidome

noun

a holy place, as a church or sanctuary.

halidom British

/ ˈhælɪdəm /

noun

archaic a holy place or thing

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Etymology

Origin of halidom

before 1000; Middle English; Old English hāligdōm. See holy, -dom

Example Sentences

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By my halidom," mentally ejaculated Barty, "I sincerely wish thee joy and life‑long happiness, good Sir Wilfred of Ivanhoe.

From The Martian by Du Maurier, George

Attend the dawn Of an unknown comet, that shall come From the unfathomable wells of space Into its halidom.

From Household Gods by Crowley, Aleister

"By my halidom," said one, "a brave varlet this!"

From Five Children and It by Millar, H. R. (Harold Robert)

By my halidom the valor trickleth down my knightly chin as I pen these few lines, and my shirt cleaveth to my back like a porous plaster.

From Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 2 by Thompson, Slason

“By my halidom, thou dost in very truth,” exclaimed her father laughing.

From In Doublet and Hose A Story for Girls by De Land, Clyde Osmer

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