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Halidom

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hal⋅i⋅dom

[hal-i-duhm]
–noun
a holy place, as a church or sanctuary.
Also, hal⋅i⋅dome [hal-i-dohm] .


Origin:
bef. 1000; ME; OE hāligdōm. See holy, -dom
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hal·i·dom   (hāl'ĭ-dəm)   
n.   Obsolete
  1. Something considered holy.

  2. A sanctuary.


[Middle English, from Old English hāligdōm : hālig, holy; see holy + -dōm, -dom.]
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