DELUBRUM


Meaning of DELUBRUM in English

/deuh looh"breuhm/ , n. , pl. delubra /-breuh/ .

(in ancient Rome) a temple, shrine, or sanctuary.

[ 1655-65; delubrum, appar. equiv. to delu ( ere ) to wash off ( de- DE- + -luere, comb. form of lavere to wash) + -brum instrumental suffix ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .