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cubiculum

[ kyoo-bik-yuh-luhm ]

noun

Archaeology.
plural cubicula
  1. a burial chamber, as in catacombs.


cubiculum

/ ːˈɪʊə /

noun

  1. an underground burial chamber in Imperial Rome, such as those found in the catacombs
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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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