loculus
Biology. locule.
Ecclesiastical. a compartment in an altar, in which relics are kept.
a recess in an ancient catacomb or tomb, where a body or cinerary urn was placed.
Origin of loculus
1Other words from loculus
- in·ter·loc·u·lus, noun, plural in·ter·loc·u·li.
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How to use loculus in a sentence
Interment in the wall-recess or loculus, though infinitely the most common, was not the only mode employed in the catacombs.
Unilocular, ū-ni-lok′ū-lar, adj. having but one loculus or cavity, as the heart of an amphioxus.
And the loculus was placed in the shrine, and the shrine for the present closed.
Curiosities of Christian History | Croake JamesThe body was then lifted to its place in the shrine, and the panels of the loculus refixed.
Curiosities of Christian History | Croake JamesThe picture we are about to examine is found over a loculus or grave in this cemetery of Priscilla.
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