SACELLA

Noun

sacella

plural of sacellum

Source: Wiktionary


SACELLUM

Sa*cel"lum, n.; pl. Sacella. Etym: [L., dim. of sacrum a sacred place.] (a) (Rom. Antiq.) An unroofed space consecrated to a divinity. (b) (Eccl.) A small monumental chapel in a church. Shipley.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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