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halidom

/ˈhælɪdəm/

halidom noun: holiness; sanctity; sacred honour.

Noun

halidom (plural halidoms)

  1. (obsolete) Holiness; sanctity; sacred honour.
    • Now sure and by my hallidome ( quoth he ) / Ye a great master are in your degree1591, Ed[mund] Sp[enser], “Prosopopoia. Or Mother Hubberds Tale.”, in Complaints. Containing Sundrie Small Poemes of the Worlds Vanitie. […], London: […] William Ponsonbie, […], →OCLC
    • Now he's put the final seal on his Kingship, his halidom, by slaying a challenger in the Wood.1987, Poul and Karen Anderson, The King of Ys (SciFi), page 422
  2. (archaic) A sanctuary; lands held of a religious foundation.
    • […] save for Wodan, who had a richly bedecked halidom nearby.1983, Poul Anderson, Time Patrolman (SciFi), Tom Doherty Associates, →ISBN
  3. (archaic) Something regarded as sacred; a holy relic.
    • “By my halidom,” said he, “we have forgotten, Sir Prior, to name the fair Sovereign of Love and of Beauty, by whose white hand the palm is to be distributed.”1819, Walter Scott, Ivanhoe

halidom meaning in Tamil

halidom in Tamil

விலக்கப்பட்ட இடம்

Forms of halidom

pluralhalidoms
alternative formhalidome
alternative formhallidome
alternative formhalidame
alternative formholidam
alternative formhollidam
alternative formholydam
alternative formholydame
alternative formholidame

Origin of halidom

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”).

Questions about halidom

What does halidom mean?
Halidom means holiness; sanctity; sacred honour.
What is halidom in Tamil?
Halidom in Tamil is விலக்கப்பட்ட இடம். See Halidom meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is halidom?
Halidom is a noun.
How do you pronounce halidom?
Halidom is pronounced /ˈhælɪdəm/.
What is the plural of halidom?
The plural of halidom is halidoms.

Words near halidom in the dictionary

  1. halide
  2. halided
  3. halides
  4. halidohydrolase
  5. halidohydrolases
  6. halidom
  7. halidome
  8. halidoms
  9. halids
  10. halier
  11. halierov

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