English

A view of the sacellum of the Anaunia Martyrs in the Basilica of San Simpliciano, Milan, Italy.

Noun

sacellum ‎(plural sacella)

1. A small chapel, as a monument within a church
2. (ancient Rome) A shrine open to the sky, sometimes used for sacrificial purposes, or in honor of the divine

Latin

Etymology

A diminutive from sacer ‎(“sacred, dedicated”) +‎ -lus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /saˈkel.lum/

Noun

sacellum n ‎(genitive sacellī); second declension

1. A sanctuary dedicated to a deity, usually open to the sky
2. A chapel

Inflection

Second declension.

Synonyms

• (chapel): aedicula

Related terms

• sacer

Descendants

• English: sacellum

References

• sacellum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• sacellum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• SACELLUM in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “sacellum”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• sacellum in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• sacellum in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin