aediculan.

Brit.

/ɪˈdɪkjᵿlə/, U.S.

/iˈdɪkjələ/

Inflections: Plural aediculae, aediculas.

Forms: 1600s– aedicula, 1800s– edicula.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin aedicula.

Etymology: < classical Latin aedicula small room, small house, small shrine, chapel, tomb, sepulchre < aedēs , aedis dwelling place, house, temple, sanctuary, shrine, tomb, sepulchre (see edifice n.) + -cula -cula suffix. Compare later aedicule n.In plural form aediculae after the Latin plural form.

Originally in Roman architecture: a niche (for a statue), esp. one framed by two columns supporting a pediment or an entablature; such a structure forming a shrine.

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1672 T. Philipot Brief Hist. Disc. Heraldry 34 Two little Ædiculæ or Turrets on the Reverse, to intimate its Fences, or Fortifications.

1700 P. Danet Compl. Dict. Greek & Rom. Antiq. at Regio There were some Booksellers Shops, 4 Temples, 30 Ædiculæ.

1745 D. Soyer & J. Lockman tr. ‘Monsieur de Blainville’ Trav. III. ix. 62 Besides all these Edifices, this Ward contained thirty two Ædicula's, or small Chapels.

1813 J. C. Eustace Tour through Italy I. xxv. 591 Long before this temple or edicula (for it scarce deserves the former appellation) was erected.

1835 R. Burgess Greece & Levant I. x. 239 The pastoral god might have had an altar here, or an aedicula.

1889 Amer. Jrnl. Archaeol. 5 502 It was found to be part of an aedicula sacred to Hercules, and to be full of sculptures and other objects.

1901 C. A. Cummings Hist. Archit. Italy I. ii. 167 The central portion was originally only an edicula covering the baptismal font.

1968 Medium Ævum 37 48 Behind the wall of the city, right, a head is to be seen in a small aedicula.

1976 Southern Evening Echo (Southampton) 13 Nov. 2/7 The stage is composed of a low stage where the actors recited and stately background with nooks, aediculas, and three doors opening like the front of a palace, columns, tympanum and statues all helped to make the scene more attractive.

2002 Washington Post (Nexis) 2 June e4 I peered at the aedicula through a glass wall... Could that pile of bones have belonged to Peter?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	aedicula
释义	aediculan. Brit. /ɪˈdɪkjᵿlə/, U.S. /iˈdɪkjələ/ Inflections: Plural aediculae, aediculas. Forms: 1600s– aedicula, 1800s– edicula. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin aedicula. Etymology: < classical Latin aedicula small room, small house, small shrine, chapel, tomb, sepulchre < aedēs , aedis dwelling place, house, temple, sanctuary, shrine, tomb, sepulchre (see edifice n.) + -cula -cula suffix. Compare later aedicule n.In plural form aediculae after the Latin plural form. Originally in Roman architecture: a niche (for a statue), esp. one framed by two columns supporting a pediment or an entablature; such a structure forming a shrine. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > division of building (general) > other parts > [noun] > aedicula aedicula1672 aedicule1832 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > other elements > [noun] > niche cant1604 niche1610 nesset1614 nest1640 aedicula1672 retreat1687 retirement1726 kiblah1775 alcove1786 inset1829 aedicule1832 niche work1848 niche ornament1851 niche-band1867 tabernacle-niche1886 1672 T. Philipot Brief Hist. Disc. Heraldry 34 Two little Ædiculæ or Turrets on the Reverse, to intimate its Fences, or Fortifications. 1700 P. Danet Compl. Dict. Greek & Rom. Antiq. at Regio There were some Booksellers Shops, 4 Temples, 30 Ædiculæ. 1745 D. Soyer & J. Lockman tr. ‘Monsieur de Blainville’ Trav. III. ix. 62 Besides all these Edifices, this Ward contained thirty two Ædicula's, or small Chapels. 1813 J. C. Eustace Tour through Italy I. xxv. 591 Long before this temple or edicula (for it scarce deserves the former appellation) was erected. 1835 R. Burgess Greece & Levant I. x. 239 The pastoral god might have had an altar here, or an aedicula. 1889 Amer. Jrnl. Archaeol. 5 502 It was found to be part of an aedicula sacred to Hercules, and to be full of sculptures and other objects. 1901 C. A. Cummings Hist. Archit. Italy I. ii. 167 The central portion was originally only an edicula covering the baptismal font. 1968 Medium Ævum 37 48 Behind the wall of the city, right, a head is to be seen in a small aedicula. 1976 Southern Evening Echo (Southampton) 13 Nov. 2/7 The stage is composed of a low stage where the actors recited and stately background with nooks, aediculas, and three doors opening like the front of a palace, columns, tympanum and statues all helped to make the scene more attractive. 2002 Washington Post (Nexis) 2 June e4 I peered at the aedicula through a glass wall... Could that pile of bones have belonged to Peter? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1672
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