halidom

Noun

A sacred thing or place; holiness itself.
Holiness; sanctity; sacred honour.
A sanctuary; lands held of a religious foundation.
Something regarded as sacred; a holy relic.

Examples

He treated the triple word score square like a HALIDOM, carefully planning his move.

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

Words With Friends Score: 14

halidom: valid Words With Friends Word