halidom

[ hal-i-duhm ]

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

Origin of halidom

1
before 1000; Middle English; Old English hāligdōm.See holy, -dom
  • Also hal·i·dome [hal-i-dohm]. /ˈhæl ɪˌdoʊm/.

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How to use halidom in a sentence

  • No doubt a few halidoms, gramercies and other bits of furniture were set flying about at the time.

    From a Terrace in Prague | Lieut.-Col. B. Granville Baker
  • The three halidoms of the men of Ireland: breast, cheek, knee.

British Dictionary definitions for halidom

halidom

/ (ˈhælɪdəm) /


noun
  1. archaic a holy place or thing

Origin of halidom

1
Old English hāligdōm; see holy, -dom

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