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halidom.

Holiness; sanctity; sacred honour.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈhælɪdəm/
  1. Holiness; sanctity; sacred honour.

    obsolete
  2. A sanctuary; lands held of a religious foundation.

    archaic
  3. Something regarded as sacred; a holy relic.

    archaic
Where this word comes from

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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