sacrarium

(古罗马)神龛

发音

UK /səˈkɹɛəɹi.əm/
US /səˈkɹɛɹi.əm/

词形变化

sacraria sacrariums 复数 sacrariums sacraria 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

    历史
  2. 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.

    2016, Martin Pousson, Black Sheep Boy, Los Angeles: Rare Bird Books, Part I, “Wanted Man,” The bathroom looked like a radiant sacristy, the sink a piscine, the drain a sacrarium.

  3. 3.

    The complex sacrum of any bird.

    医学

词源

From Latin sacrārium.

来源：wiktionary