lararium
[ luh-rair-ee-uhm ]
noun,plural la·rar·i·a [luh-rair-ee-uh]. /ləˈrɛər i ə/.
(in an ancient Roman home) a shrine for the Lares.
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How to use lararium in a sentence
In some of the Pompeian houses the lararium was represented by a niche only, containing the image of the lar.
"In the lararium, O praefect," replied the soldier without hesitation.
"Unto Caesar" | Baroness Emmuska OrczyHis eyes passed to the lararium unconsciously, and to the little cross which she left him before going.
Quo Vadis | Henryk SienkiewiczUndoubtedly we should recognize in this edifice the sanctuary of the Lares of the city, lararium publicum.
Pompeii, Its Life and Art | August MauWithin it are erected an altar to, and statue of, the guardian angel, in fact the building had its lararium.
An Architect's Note-book in Spain | Matthew Digby Wyatt
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