English

Noun

sacrarium ‎(plural sacraria)

1. (in Ancient Rome) A place where sacred objects were kept, either in a temple (the adytum) or in a house (holding the penates)
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.

References

• OED 2nd edition 1989

Latin

Etymology

From sacer ‎(“sacred, holy”) +‎ -ārium.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /saˈkraː.ri.um/, [saˈkraː.ri.ũ]

Noun

sacrārium n ‎(genitive sacrāriī); second declension

1. A place where sacred objects are kept; sacrarium, sacristy, sanctuary, shrine.

Inflection

Second declension.

Related terms

Descendants

• Catalan: sagrari
• English: sacrarium
• Italian: sacrario
• Spanish: sagrario

References

• sacrarium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• sacrarium in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• SACRARIUM in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• sacrarium in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• sacrarium in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
• sacrarium in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin