cubiculum

American  

[kyoo-bik-yuh-luhm] / kyuˈbɪk yə ləm /

noun

Archaeology.

plural

cubicula

1. a burial chamber, as in catacombs.

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cubiculum British  

/ kjuːˈbɪkjʊləm /

noun

1. an underground burial chamber in Imperial Rome, such as those found in the catacombs

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Etymology

Origin of cubiculum

1825–35; < Latin: bedroom. See cubicle

Example Sentences

The fresco was discovered in a cubiculum, or bedroom, in the remains of the Roman city.

From Fox News

In Mr. Paladino’s white cubiculum, or bedroom, a figure stares at the wall, seemingly looking away from the plaster casts of Vesuvius’s victims.

From New York Times

In one, known as the Cubiculum of the Veiled Woman, there is an image of a woman with arms outstretched as if saying Mass. She is wearing what some say she is garments worn by priests.

From BBC

From this chapel we enter the Cubiculum of Sta.

From Project Gutenberg

Close to the entrance of the cubiculum, upon the wall, is a painting of Cecilia, "a woman richly attired, and adorned with bracelets and necklaces."

From Project Gutenberg