sacellum
sacellum.
1. Small enclosed space or chapel in Antique Rome where the household deities (Lares and Penates) were venerated, often treated as an aedicule, also called lararium.
2. Chantry-, mortuary-, or any other small chapel in a church defined by a screen.
3. Unroofed enclosed space associated with an Ancient Egyptian temple, or found in Roman architecture in connection with religious rites.
1. Small enclosed space or chapel in Antique Rome where the household deities (Lares and Penates) were venerated, often treated as an aedicule, also called lararium.
2. Chantry-, mortuary-, or any other small chapel in a church defined by a screen.
3. Unroofed enclosed space associated with an Ancient Egyptian temple, or found in Roman architecture in connection with religious rites.
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