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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," cried Mark, "whom can I trust?

From Historic Tales, Vol 14 (of 15) The Romance of Reality by Morris, Charles

By my halidom," quoth the young lord of Adenheim, "thou dost thy beauty marvellous injustice.

From The Pilgrims of the Rhine by Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron

Halibut means holy butt, the latter word being an old name for flat fish; for this form of holy cf. halidom.

From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Weekley, Ernest

“Now, by my halidom, but I fully purpose to kill the dragon and rescue the Princess,” cried the Knight, in a cheerful voice.

From The Seven Champions of Christendom by Kingston, William Henry Giles

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

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