sacrarium

Pronunciation

• IPA (Classical): [saˈkraː.ri.ũː]^[1]
• IPA (Ecclesiastical): [saˈkraː.ri.um]^[1]

Forms

sacrārium n (genitive sacrāriī or sacrārī); second declension^[1]

Etymology

It is from sacer “sacred” with the suffix -ārium “place for”.^[2][1]

Earliest recorded meaning

Köbler's first source is Cicero, whom he dates 81–43 BC.^[3]

Semantic evolution

It meant a sanctuary or shrine where sacred objects were kept.^[2] Lewis & Short add a place for prayer and a sacristy.^[4]

British Medieval Latin used it for the Temple in Jerusalem or its inner sanctuary, and for the holy place of a church.^[5] Köbler traces Old High German sagarāri “sacristy” to it.^[3] It was borrowed into Italian sacrario and English sacrarium.^[1]

Timeline

• 81–43 BC – Cicero uses it.^[3]

Meanings

Noun

1. A shrine, sanctuary.^[2]
2. A sacristy.^[4]

Related words

• sacer
• sacerdōs
• sacerdōtālis
• sacerdōtium
• sacerdōtula
• sacrāmentālis
• sacrāmentum
• sacrārius
• sacrātē
• sacrātiō
• English sacrarium

References

1. ^ a b c d e Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
2. ^ a b c Glare, P. G. W., ed. (2012), Oxford Latin Dictionary, 2nd ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press
3. ^ a b c Köbler, Gerhard (2010), Lateinisches Abkunfts- und Wirkungswörterbuch für Altertum und Mittelalter, online ed., koeblergerhard.de
4. ^ a b Lewis, Charlton T.; Short, Charles (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
5. ^ Latham, R. E., D. R. Howlett, R. K. Ashdowne, et al. (1975–2013), Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources, London: British Academy / Oxford University Press