Definitions for sacrariumsəˈkrɛər i əm; -ˈkrɛər i ə
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
sa•crar•i•umsəˈkrɛər i əm; -ˈkrɛər i ə(n.)(pl.)-crar•i•a
Category: Religion
Ref: piscina.
the sanctuary or chancel in a church.
Category: Religion
Origin of sacrarium:
1700–10; < L, =sacr-, s. of sacer sacred +-ārium -ary
sa•crar′i•al(adj.)
Wiktionary
sacrarium(Noun)
(in Ancient Rome) A place where sacred objects were kept, either in a temple (the adytum) or in a house (holding the penates)
sacrarium(Noun)
The area surrounding the altar of a Christian church; the sanctuary or piscina. Sometimes specifically a drain directly to the earth, perhaps including reference to a basin, for washing vessels from consecration.
Origin: From sacrarium.
Webster Dictionary
Sacrarium(noun)
a sort of family chapel in the houses of the Romans, devoted to a special divinity
Sacrarium(noun)
the adytum of a temple
Sacrarium(noun)
in a Christian church, the sanctuary
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