halidom Meaning, Definition & Usage

Hal"i*dom noun
Etymology
AS. haligdm holiness, sacrament, sanctuary, relics; halig holy + -dm, E. -dom. See Holy.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913