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cubiculum
[ kyoo-bik-yuh-luhm ]
noun
- a burial chamber, as in catacombs.
cubiculum
/ kjuːˈbɪkjʊləm /
noun
- an underground burial chamber in Imperial Rome, such as those found in the catacombs
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Origin of cubiculum1
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
Occasionally the cubiculum terminates in a semicircular recess, as in the upper chamber in Fig. 9.
An example of both sorts is seen in the accompanying engraving of a cubiculum in the Catacomb of St. Prtextatus.
The larger cubiculum has two tufa seats at the side, and one more elevated for the presiding presbyter.
Quintus went at once to his curtained cubiculum, undressed with the help of the faithful Blepyrus and soon fell asleep.
Deinde cubiculum ingressus clam subduxit se tentorio et firmam patri circumdedit custodiam.
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