sacrarium

名词 n.
/səˈkɹɛəɹi.əm/    /səˈkɹɛɹi.əm/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. In Ancient Rome, a place where sacred objects were kept, either in a temple (the adytum) or in a house (holding the penates) historical
  2. The area surrounding the altar of a Christian church; the sanctuary or piscina. Sometimes specifically a drain directly to the earth, perhaps including reference to a basin, for washing vessels from consecration.
    — The hay-trusser deposited his basket by the font, went up the nave till he reached the altar-rails, and opening the gate entered the sacrarium, where he seemed to feel a sense of the strangeness for a moment; then he knelt upon the footpace.
  3. The complex sacrum of any bird.

词形变化

sacrariums plural sacraria plural

词源

From Latin sacrārium.
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