"sacellum" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sacella [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin sacellum. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|sacellum}} Latin sacellum Head templates: {{en-noun|sacella}} sacellum (plural sacella)
  1. A small chapel, as a monument within a church.
    Sense id: en-sacellum-en-noun-lKM4PbL5
  2. (historical) In Ancient Rome, a shrine open to the sky, sometimes used for sacrificial purposes, or in honor of the divine. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Places of worship
    Sense id: en-sacellum-en-noun-DNw8CDhY Disambiguation of Places of worship: 34 66 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 4 96

Inflected forms

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