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
- sacrarial adjective
Etymology
Origin of sacrarium
1700–10; < Latin, equivalent to sacr-, stem of sacer holy + -ārium -ary
Example Sentences
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National Standards are placed in the Sacrarium.
From BBC
It measures 9ft by 11ft and depicts the Queen in the sacrarium of Westminster Abbey, also known as the Coronation Theatre.
From BBC
Painted by Australian-born artist Ralph Heimans, it depicts the Queen in the Sacrarium of Westminster Abbey.
From BBC
Yet it really has a genuine claim to its motto: Sacrarium regis, cunabula legis.
From Project Gutenberg
Sacrarium, sā-krā′ri-um, n. the part of a church where the altar is, the sanctuary: in ancient Rome, any sacred place, the place where the Penates were stored.—n.
From Project Gutenberg
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