sacrarium

[ suh-krair-ee-uhm ]

noun

, plural sa·crar·i·a [s, uh, -, krair, -ee-, uh].

1. Roman Catholic Church. a piscina.
2. Ecclesiastical. the sanctuary or chancel.
3. Roman History. a shrine or sanctuary.

sacrarium

/ sæˈkrɛərɪəm /

noun

1. the sanctuary of a church
2. 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 Words From

• sa·crari·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of sacrarium¹

1700–10; < Latin, equivalent to sacr-, stem of sacer holy + -ārium -ary

Word History and Origins

Origin of sacrarium¹

C18: from Latin sacrārium, from sacer sacred

Example Sentences

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

She is the Janua coeli, the Turris Davidica, the Sacrarium Spiritus Sancti; the Tabernacle where He was incarnate for me.

From Project Gutenberg

"Sacrarium Spiritus Sancti, ora pro nobis."

From Project Gutenberg