HALIDOM, M.Y.

HALIDOM, M.Y.
   Pseudonym of an unidentified UK writer who wrote also as Dryasdust, under which name he is perhaps best known for the 3-vol Tales of the Wonder Club (coll 1899-90; each vol subsequently published as by MYH vt Tales of theWonder Club: First Series 1903; Second Series 1904; Third Series 1905). Most of the stories assembled are supernatural. The Wizard's Mantle (1890; rev 1903 as by MYH) also appeared initially as by Dryasdust. Further titles, all as by MYH, and some including suggestions of sf, were The Spirit Lovers (coll 1903), A Weird Transformation (1904), about areanimated corpse, The Woman in Black (1906), Zoe's Revenge (1908), The Poet's Curse (1911) and The Poison Ring (1912).
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Science Fiction and Fantasy Encyclopedia. . 2011.

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  • 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] [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • halidom — [hal′idōm΄hal′i dəm] n. [ME < OE haligdom: see HOLY & DOM] Archaic 1. holiness 2. a holy place or thing: Also halidome [hal′idōm΄] …   English World dictionary

  • halidom — noun /ˈhælɪdəm/ a) A sanctuary. , 1819: “By my halidom,” said he, “we have forgotten, Sir Prior, to name the fair Sovereign of Love and of Beauty, by whose white hand the palm is to be distributed.” Walter Scott, Ivanhoe b) A holy relic …   Wiktionary

  • halidom — or halidome noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hāligdōm, from hālig holy + dōm dom Date: before 12th century archaic something held sacred …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • halidom — /hal i deuhm/, n. a holy place, as a church or sanctuary. Also, halidome /hal i dohm /. [bef. 1000; ME; OE haligdom. See HOLY, DOM] * * * …   Universalium

  • halidom — sb. == sacrament. 2290 B. AS. haligdom …   Oldest English Words

  • halidom — hal·i·dom …   English syllables

  • halidom — hal•i•dom [[t]ˈhæl ɪ dəm[/t]] also hal•i•dome [[t] ˌdoʊm[/t]] n. archaic rel a holy place, as a church • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME; OE hāligdōm. See holy, dom …   From formal English to slang

  • halidom — Anything considered holy or sacred …   Grandiloquent dictionary

  • halidom — …   Useful english dictionary

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