aedicule

American  

[ee-di-kyool, ed-i-] / ˈi dɪˌkyul, ˈɛd ɪ- /

Also aedicula

noun

1. a small building.

2. a small construction, as a shrine, designed in the form of a building.

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aedicule British  

/ ˈɛdɪˌkjuːl /

noun

1. an opening such as a door or a window, framed by columns on either side, and a pediment above

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Etymology

Origin of aedicule

First recorded in 1825–35; from Latin aedicula, equivalent to aedi- (stem of aedēs ) “temple, shrine” (akin to Greek aíthein “to blaze,” aithḗr “bright upper sky, ether”) + -cula diminutive suffix; see ether, -cule ¹