Complete Definition of "sacrarium"

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en-noun|sacraria

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

  1. The area surrounding the altar of a Christian church; the sanctuary or piscina

References
OED 2nd edition 1989

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