Hal"i*dom (?), n. [AS. haligdm holiness, sacrament, sanctuary, relics; halig holy + -dm, E. -dom. See Holy.]

1.

Holiness; sanctity; sacred oath; sacred things; sanctuary; -- used chiefly in oaths.

[Archaic]

So God me help and halidom. Piers Plowman.

By my halidom, I was fast asleep. Shak.

2.

Holy doom; the Last Day.

[R.]

Shipley.

 

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