larariumn.
/ləˈrɛːrɪəm/ The part of a Roman house where the images of Lares or household gods were kept; hence, a private shrine or chapel.
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society > faith > artefacts > sanctuary or holy place > chapel > [noun] > private
chapel1297
closetc1400
lararium1706
proprietary chapel1873
society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > room > room by type of use > [noun] > others
speech-housec1050
watching-chamber1533
music room1608
service room1669
amphitheatre1694
lararium1706
well-room1731
lumber room1740
water room1774
bird room1776
grubbery1791
bookery1798
study1808
service room1833
selamlik1838
serving room1838
social space1851
mail room1856
rumpus room1930
birthing room1936
home office1960
romper room1961
dungeon1969
1706 in Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.)
1816 J. Dallaway Of Statuary & Sculpt. iii. 165 The Penates..were deposited in the Lararium or wardrobe which stood in some secret apartment, the sleeping room or library.
1848 E. Bulwer-Lytton Harold I. i. i. 8 The old lararium, stripped of its ancient images of ancestor and god.
1871 F. W. Farrar Witness of Hist. iii. 98 (note) The Emperor Alexander Severus admitted an image of Christ into his lararium.
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