Cubiculum Definition

kyo͝obikyo͝oləm
cubicula
noun
A burial chamber, as in a catacomb.
Webster's New World

A small room, especially a bedroom, typically those small rooms found on the upper floor of a Roman house.

Wiktionary

A small room carved out of the wall of a catacomb, used as mortuary chapels, and in Roman times, for Christian worship.

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Other Word Forms of Cubiculum

Noun

Singular:
cubiculum
Plural:
cubicula

Origin of Cubiculum

  • From Latin cubiculum (“bedroom”), from cubō (“lie down”)

    From Wiktionary

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