Halidom

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Halidom
noun


Pronunciation:
[ha-li-dem]

Definition:
A holy place or object.

Etymology:
From the Old English halig meaning holy and the suffix -dom refering to a state or condition.

Usage:
"Indy held the chalice to his lips and received an enraged roar from the tribesmen behind him. To them the chalice was a halidom but to Indy it was simply a tool with which to drink and quench his thirst."

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Gobemouche  [gaw'ber-moosh]
noun


Definition
One who credulously accepts all news, however improbable or absurd.


Etymology
From French, gobe-mouches (from gober to swallow + mouche fly) flycatcher (bird and plant), credulous person.


Use In Literature
1818 E. Blaquiere tr. Sig. Pananti 52 Such a representation the gobes mouches of Florence might have readily magnified into a change of religion.


Usage
By the gobemouche expression on my colleague's face, he still hadn't realised that I wasn't actually quite telling the truth when I said 'gobemouche' wasn't in the dictionary. Gullible still was, though!