sacrarium /səˈkrɛːriəm 
/ ▸ noun (plural sacraria /səˈkrɛːrɪə/) the sanctuary of a church. ▪ (in the Roman Catholic Church) a piscina.
▪ (in the ancient Roman world) a shrine, in particular the room in a house containing the penates.
– ORIGIN Latin, from sacer, sacr- ‘holy’.
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