Halidom Definition

hălĭ-dəm
noun
Holiness.
Webster's New World
A holy place or thing.
Webster's New World
A sanctuary.
American Heritage

(archaic) A sanctuary; lands held of a religious foundation.

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Other Word Forms of Halidom

Noun

Singular:
halidom
Plural:
halidoms

Origin of Halidom

  • 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. Cognate with Dutch heiligdom (“sanctuary, shrine”), German Heiligtum (“sanctuary, shrine, holy relic”), Swedish helgedom (“shrine, sanctuary, temple, sanctum”), Icelandic helgidómur (“sanctuary, holy relic”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old English hāligdōm hālig holy holy -dōm -dom

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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