Serapeum

[ ser-uh-pee-uhm ]

noun,plural Ser·a·pe·ums, Ser·a·pe·a [ser-uh-pee-uh]. /ˌsɛr əˈpi ə/.
  1. a place, as a burial site, building, or group of buildings, dedicated to Serapis.

Origin of Serapeum

1
1835–45; <Late Latin Serāpēum<Greek Serāpeîon

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How to use Serapeum in a sentence

  • The Imperial troops were in fact masters of the secret passage; and they had begun the attack on the Serapeum in earnest.

    Serapis, Complete | Georg Ebers
  • The Bishop and the monks in the Serapeum, meant the overthrow of the statue of the sovereign god—death and destruction.

    Serapis, Complete | Georg Ebers