I.a little sanctuary, i. e. a small uncovered place consecrated to a divinity; a chapel: sacellum est locus parvus deo sacratus cum āra, Trebatius ap. Gell. 6, 12, 5: “sacella dicuntur loca diis sacrata sine tecto,” Fest. p. 318, and Paul. ex Fest. p. 319 Müll.; Ter. Ad. 4, 2, 37: “sunt loca publica urbis, sunt sacella,” Cic. Agr. 2, 14, 36; cf. Liv. 40, 51 fin.: “exaugurare fana sacellaque statuit,” id. 1, 55: “Caeciliam Metelli exisse in quoddam sacellum ominis capiendi causā,” Cic. Div. 1, 46, 104: “et quo—sed faciles Nymphae risere—sacello,” Verg. E. 3, 9 Forbig. ad loc.: “Atheniensium muros ex sacellis sepulchrisque constitisse,” Nep. Them. 6, 6: flore sacella tego, Prop. 4 (5), 3, 57. “incultum,” id. 2, 19, 13: Quirini, Fest. s. v. Quirinalis porta, p. 254 Müll.; cf. Liv. 5, 40: “Naeniae deae,” Fest. p. 163 Müll.; Tac. H. 3, 74; Ov. F. 1, 275; Juv. 13, 232.
săcellum , i, n. dim. sacrum,
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.
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