"halidom" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhælɪdəm/ Forms: halidoms [plural]
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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|halidom}} Middle English halidom, {{m|enm|haliȝdom}} haliȝdom, {{inh|en|ang|hāliġdōm||holiness, righteousness, sanctity; holy place, sanctuary, chapel; relics, holy things; holy office; sacrament; holy doctrines}} Old English hāliġdōm (“holiness, righteousness, sanctity; holy place, sanctuary, chapel; relics, holy things; holy office; sacrament; holy doctrines”), {{suffix|en|holy|dom}} holy + -dom, {{der|en|gem-pro|*hailagadōmaz}} Proto-Germanic *hailagadōmaz, {{cog|nl|heiligdom||sanctuary, shrine}} Dutch heiligdom (“sanctuary, shrine”), {{cog|de|Heiligtum||sanctuary, shrine, holy relic}} German Heiligtum (“sanctuary, shrine, holy relic”), {{cog|sv|helgedom||shrine, sanctuary, temple, sanctum}} Swedish helgedom (“shrine, sanctuary, temple, sanctum”), {{cog|is|helgidómur||sanctuary, holy relic}} Icelandic helgidómur (“sanctuary, holy relic”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} halidom (plural halidoms)
  1. (obsolete) Holiness; sanctity; sacred honour. Tags: obsolete Synonyms (erroneous): holidame
    Sense id: en-halidom-en-noun-tHWAjeCk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -dom Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 26 4 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -dom: 68 20 11 Disambiguation of 'erroneous': 60 14 26
  2. (archaic) A sanctuary; lands held of a religious foundation. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-halidom-en-noun-Ajnb5hBB
  3. (archaic) Something regarded as sacred; a holy relic. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-halidom-en-noun-gkbmhuvE
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: halidome, hallidome, halidame, hollidam, holydam, holydame

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