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cubiculum
[ kyoo-bik-yuh-luhm ]
noun
Archaeology.
plural cubicula
- a burial chamber, as in catacombs.
cubiculum
/ ːˈɪʊə /
noun
- an underground burial chamber in Imperial Rome, such as those found in the catacombs
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of cubiculum1
1825–35; < Latin: bedroom. See cubicle
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of cubiculum1
C19: from Latin: cubicle
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The fresco was discovered in a cubiculum, or bedroom, in the remains of the Roman city.
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In Mr. Paladino’s white cubiculum, or bedroom, a figure stares at the wall, seemingly looking away from the plaster casts of Vesuvius’s victims.
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In one, known as the Cubiculum of the Veiled Woman, there is an image of a woman with arms outstretched as if saying Mass. She is wearing what some say she is garments worn by priests.
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Deinde ipsum actum, clausum cubiculum nudi pene coactus ubera eius exstitit.
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From this chapel we enter the Cubiculum of Sta.
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