hal|i|dom

hal|i|dom
hal|i|dom «HAL uh duhm», noun.
1. Archaic. a holy place; sanctuary: »

The men of the Halidom, as it was called, of St. Mary's (Scott).

2. Archaic. anything regarded as holy; holy relic: »

As help me God and halidom (Sir Thomas More).

3. Obsolete. holiness; sanctity.
[Old English hāligdōm < hālig holy + -dōm position, condition]

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