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sacrarium

[ suh-krair-ee-uhm ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural sa·crar·i·a [s, uh, -, krair, -ee-, uh].

sacrarium

/ sæˈkrɛərɪəm /

the sanctuary of a church
RC Church a place near the altar of a church, similar in function to the piscina, where materials used in the sacred rites are deposited or poured away

1700–10; < Latin, equivalent to sacr-, stem of sacer holy + -ārium -ary

C18: from Latin sacrārium, from sacer sacred

Alt′ar-rails, rails separating the sacrarium from the rest of the chancel.

There is a richly-sculptured monument of a bishop on the southern side of the sacrarium.

In the sacrarium is a small brass, showing a kneeling figure and an armorial shield, dedicated to George Littlebury, 1612.

At the back of the Nymphum is a hall called the Sacrarium, in which it is supposed the statue of Serapis stood.

Sacrarium, the part of a temple where the sacred things were deposited.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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