sacrarium
Americannoun
plural
sacraria-
Roman Catholic Church. a piscina.
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Ecclesiastical. the sanctuary or chancel.
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Roman History. a shrine or sanctuary.
noun
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the sanctuary of a church
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RC Church a place near the altar of a church, similar in function to the piscina, where materials used in the sacred rites are deposited or poured away
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of sacrarium
1700–10; < Latin, equivalent to sacr-, stem of sacer holy + -ārium -ary
Example Sentences
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From her seat on the sacrarium, the Queen time & again interrupted her seldom-failing smile to dart anxious glances at her daughter.
From Time Magazine Archive
But if anything of the sort happen after the consecration, the insect should be caught carefully and washed thoroughly, then burned, and the "ablution," together with the ashes, thrown into the sacrarium.
From Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint
In the sacrarium is a small brass, showing a kneeling figure and an armorial shield, dedicated to George Littlebury, 1612.
From A Key to Lord Tennyson's 'In Memoriam' by Gatty, Alfred, Mrs.
Eventually, the Pope resolved that it should be a sacrarium, or cabinet for holy things, and that this should stand above the middle entrance door to the church.
From The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti by Symonds, John Addington
It spans the whole of the choir, and is continued along the sides of the sacrarium, forming sedilia of four seats on either side.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Durham A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espiscopal See by Bygate, Joseph E.
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