lararium

[ luh-rair-ee-uh m ]

/ ləˈrɛər i əm /

(in an ancient Roman home) a shrine for the Lares.

Origin of lararium

1700–10; < Late Latin larārium; see Lares, -ary

lar, lar gibbon, lara, laramie, laramie range, lararium, larboard, larc, larcener, larcenous, larceny

This venereum contained a bedchamber, a triclinium and a lararium, or small marble niche in which the household god was enshrined.

The Wonders of Pompeii |Marc Monnier
Within it are erected an altar to, and statue of, the guardian angel, in fact the building had its Lararium.

An Architect's Note-book in Spain |Matthew Digby Wyatt
Undoubtedly we should recognize in this edifice the sanctuary of the Lares of the city, Lararium publicum.

Pompeii, Its Life and Art |August Mau
His eyes passed to the lararium unconsciously, and to the little cross which she left him before going.

Quo Vadis |Henryk Sienkiewicz

Opening out from the peristylium is the Lararium, or room of the household gods.

Rambles in Rome |S. Russell Forbes