English Explanatory Dictionary

halidom

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈhælɪdəm/

Word forms

halidom halidoms halidome hallidome halidame holidam hollidam holydam holydame holidame

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, sanctuary, temple, sanctum”), Icelandic helgidómur (“sanctuary, holy relic”).

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