n.
Pronunciation: s ə - ' krer- ē - ə m, sa-, s ā -
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ia \ - ē - ə \
Etymology: Medieval Latin, from Latin, shrine, from sacr-, sacer sacred
Date: 1727
1 a : SANCTUARY 1B b : SACRISTY c : PISCINA
2 : an ancient Roman shrine or sanctuary in a temple or a home holding sacred objects