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sacrarium
(sac|rar¦ium)
Pronunciation:
/səˈkrɛːrɪəm/
noun
(
plural
sacraria
/-rɪə/
)
the sanctuary of a church.
(in the Roman Catholic Church) a piscina.
(in the ancient Roman world) a shrine, in particular the room in a house containing the penates.
Origin:
Latin, from
sacer
,
sacr-
'holy'
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