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sacrarium

 
Dictionary: sa·crar·i·um   (sə-krâr'ē-əm, să-, sā-) pronunciation
n. Ecclesiastical, pl., -i·a (-ē-ə).
  1. The sanctuary or sacristy of a church.
  2. Piscina.

[Medieval Latin sacrārium, from Latin, shrine, from sacer, sacr-, sacred. See sacred.]


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Any consecrated place, in Roman or medieval architecture; a shrine, a chapel, or a sacristy for keeping liturgical objects.

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