halidom

Meanings

Plural: halidoms

Noun

Holiness; sanctity; sacred honour.
A sanctuary; lands held of a religious foundation.
Something regarded as sacred; a holy relic.

Origin / 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”).

Scrabble Score: 13

halidom is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
halidom is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
halidom is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

halidom is a valid Words With Friends word