sacellum

English

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sacellum.

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

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.

Case Singular Plural
nominative sacellum sacella
genitive sacellī sacellōrum
dative sacellō sacellīs
accusative sacellum sacella
ablative sacellō sacellīs
vocative sacellum sacella

Synonyms

Descendants

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)
  • sacellum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, 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
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