halidom

American  

[hal-i-duhm] / ˈhæl ɪ dəm /

Also halidome

noun

1. a holy place, as a church or sanctuary.

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halidom British  

/ ˈhælɪdəm /

noun

1. 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

Now by my halidom I do believe thee!—coward,

From The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 5 by Poe, Edgar Allan

Well, come, sir, will your stomach serve you? by gog's blue hood and halidom, I will have a bout with you.

From Locrine/Mucedorus by Shakespeare (spurious and doubtful works)

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.

From Ivanhoe by Scott, Walter, Sir

"By my halidom you draw a good bow, young master," said Rob's queer comrade to him in the interval allowed for rest.

From Robin Hood by McSpadden, J. Walker (Joseph Walker)

By my halidom, Comrade Gooch, that gentleman whose name you are so shortly to tell us has a very fair idea of how to charge!

From Psmith, Journalist by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)