lararium

L1A1R1A1R1I1U1M3
UK/ləˈɹɛəɹi.əm/US/ləˈɹɛɹi.əm/

noun

In an ancient Roman home, the part of the house set aside as a shrine or chapel for the household gods.

Scrabble 10

Meanings

nounlararium (plural lararia)

plural lararia

  1. historicalIn an ancient Roman home, the part of the house set aside as a shrine or chapel for the household gods.

Origin

  1. Latinlarārium
  2. Englishlararium

From Latin larārium.

Full word history & related roots →

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with lararium

All rhymes →
Cite this entry
APA

lararium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lararium

MLA

“lararium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lararium. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lararium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lararium.

Source: lararium on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.