English Explanatory Dictionary

sacellum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small chapel, as a monument within a church.
  2. In Ancient Rome, a shrine open to the sky, sometimes used for sacrificial purposes, or in honor of the divine.

Word forms

sacellum sacella

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sacellum.

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