‖Sa‐cra″ri‐um (?), n.; pl.-ria (#). [L., fr. sacer sacred.] 1. A sort of family chapel in the houses of the Romans, devoted to a special divinity.
2. The adytum of a temple. Gwilt.
3. In a Christian church, the sanctuary.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.