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sacrarial

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sa⋅crar⋅i⋅um

[suh-krair-ee-uhm]
–noun, plural -crar⋅i⋅a [-krair-ee-uh] .
1. Roman Catholic Church. a piscina.
2. Ecclesiastical. the sanctuary or chancel.
3. Roman History. a shrine or sanctuary.

Origin:
1700–10; < L, equiv. to sacr-, s. of sacer holy + -ārium -ary


sa⋅crar⋅i⋅al, adjective
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