cubiculum
a burial chamber, as in catacombs.
Origin of cubiculum
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How to use cubiculum in a sentence
Occasionally the cubiculum terminates in a semicircular recess, as in the upper chamber in Fig. 9.
The Catacombs of Rome | William Henry WithrowAn example of both sorts is seen in the accompanying engraving of a cubiculum in the Catacomb of St. Prtextatus.
The Catacombs of Rome | William Henry WithrowThe larger cubiculum has two tufa seats at the side, and one more elevated for the presiding presbyter.
The Catacombs of Rome | William Henry WithrowQuintus went at once to his curtained cubiculum, undressed with the help of the faithful Blepyrus and soon fell asleep.
Quintus Claudius, Volume 1 of 2 | Ernst EcksteinDeinde cubiculum ingressus clam subduxit se tentorio et firmam patri circumdedit custodiam.
Selections from Viri Romae | Charles Franois L'Homond
British Dictionary definitions for cubiculum
/ (kjuːˈbɪkjʊləm) /
an underground burial chamber in Imperial Rome, such as those found in the catacombs
Origin of cubiculum
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