halidom

Pronunciation: /ˈhælɪdəm/

The English word “halidom” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

Holiness; sanctity; sacred honour.
A sanctuary; lands held of a religious foundation.
Something regarded as sacred; a holy relic.

Etymology

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, from Proto-Germanic *hailagadōmaz. Cognate with Dutch heiligdom (“sanctuary, shrine”), German Heiligtum (“sanctuary, shrine, holy relic”), Swedish helgedom (“shrine,…

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