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sacellum

sacellum noun: a small chapel, as a monument within a church.

sacellum: a small chapel, as a monument within a church
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Noun

sacellum (plural sacella)

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

Forms of sacellum

pluralsacella

Origin of sacellum

Borrowed from Latin sacellum.

Questions about sacellum

What does sacellum mean?
Sacellum means a small chapel, as a monument within a church.
What part of speech is sacellum?
Sacellum is a noun.
What is the plural of sacellum?
The plural of sacellum is sacella.

Words near sacellum in the dictionary

  1. sacculus
  2. saccus
  3. SACD
  4. SACDs
  5. sacella
  6. sacellum
  7. sacer vates
  8. sacerdocies
  9. sacerdocy
  10. sacerdotage
  11. sacerdotal

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