Halidom

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Halidom \Hal"i*dom\ (h[a^]l"[i^]*d[u^]m), n. [AS. h[=a]ligd[=o]m
     holiness, sacrament, sanctuary, relics; h[=a]lig holy +
     -d[=o]m, E. -dom. See {Holy}.]
     1. Holiness; sanctity; sacred oath; sacred things; sanctuary;
        -- used chiefly in oaths. [Archaic]
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              So God me help and halidom.           --Piers
                                                    Plowman.
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              By my halidom, I was fast asleep.     --Shak.
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     2. Holy doom; the Last Day. [R.] --Shipley.
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