halidom

[ hal-i-duh m ]

/ ˈhæl ɪ dəm /

a holy place, as a church or sanctuary.

Also hal·i·dome

[hal-i-dohm] /ˈhæl ɪˌdoʊm/.

Origin of halidom

before 1000; Middle English; Old English hāligdōm. See holy, -dom

By my halidom, churl, you shall either swallow my sceptre or die the death!

John Dough and the Cherub |L. Frank Baum
"By my halidom, churl—" He stopped to glance at the fat man.

John Dough and the Cherub |L. Frank Baum
Now by my halidom, good sirs, you know not with whom you have to deal.

The Empire Annual for Girls, 1911 |Various
Now, by my halidom, but I will fetter this monster and break the enchantment, or never see this place again.

The Seven Champions of Christendom |W. H. G. Kingston

By my halidom, I am glad it was not me you struck, my gentle friend!

Robin Hood |J. Walker McSpadden

halidom

/ (ˈhælɪdəm) /

archaic a holy place or thing

Old English hāligdōm; see holy, -dom