loculus

[ lok-yuh-luhs ]

/ ˈlɒk yə ləs /

noun, plural loc·u·li [lok-yuh-lahy, -lee]. /ˈlɒk yəˌlaɪ, -ˌli/.

Biology. locule.

Ecclesiastical. a compartment in an altar, in which relics are kept.

a recess in an ancient catacomb or tomb, where a body or cinerary urn was placed.

Origin of loculus

1855–60; <New Latin, special use of Latin loculus, diminutive of locus place; see locus, -ule

OTHER WORDS FROM loculus

in·ter·loc·u·lus, noun, plural in·ter·loc·u·li.

Words nearby loculus

locular, loculate, loculation, locule, loculicidal, loculus, locum tenens, locus, locus classicus, locus in quo, locus of control

Example sentences from the Web for loculus

At the head and foot of the Loculus were iron rings whereby it could be lifted.
Past and Present|Thomas Carlyle
And the loculus was placed in the shrine, and the shrine for the present closed.
Curiosities of Christian History|Croake James
Interment in the wall-recess or loculus, though infinitely the most common, was not the only mode employed in the catacombs.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5|Various
The body was then lifted to its place in the shrine, and the panels of the loculus refixed.
Curiosities of Christian History|Croake James

The picture we are about to examine is found over a loculus or grave in this cemetery of Priscilla.
The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, February, 1865|Various

单词	loculus
释义	loculus [ lok-yuh-luhs ] / ˈlɒk yə ləs / noun, plural loc·u·li [lok-yuh-lahy, -lee]. /ˈlɒk yəˌlaɪ, -ˌli/. Biology. locule. Ecclesiastical. a compartment in an altar, in which relics are kept. a recess in an ancient catacomb or tomb, where a body or cinerary urn was placed. Origin of loculus 1855–60; <New Latin, special use of Latin loculus, diminutive of locus place; see locus, -ule OTHER WORDS FROM loculus in·ter·loc·u·lus, noun, plural in·ter·loc·u·li. Words nearby loculus locular, loculate, loculation, locule, loculicidal, loculus, locum tenens, locus, locus classicus, locus in quo, locus of control Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for loculus At the head and foot of the Loculus were iron rings whereby it could be lifted. Past and Present\|Thomas Carlyle And the loculus was placed in the shrine, and the shrine for the present closed. Curiosities of Christian History\|Croake James Interment in the wall-recess or loculus, though infinitely the most common, was not the only mode employed in the catacombs. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5\|Various The body was then lifted to its place in the shrine, and the panels of the loculus refixed. Curiosities of Christian History\|Croake James The picture we are about to examine is found over a loculus or grave in this cemetery of Priscilla. The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, February, 1865\|Various
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