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AEDICULA (diminutive of Lat. aedis or aedes, a temple or house)

AEDICULA (diminutive of See also:
LAT
Lat. See also:
AEDIS
aedis or aedes, a See also:
TEMPLE
TEMPLE, FREDERICK (1821-1902)
TEMPLE, RICHARD
TEMPLE, SIR RICHARD, BART
TEMPLE, SIR WILLIAM, BART
temple or See also:
HOUSE
HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in Gothic it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)
house) , a small See also:

house or ten'ipie, a See also:

HOUSEHOLD, ROYAL

household See also:

SHRINE (Lat. scrinium, a case or chest for books, hence a casket; from scribere, to write, Fr. ecrin, Ital. scrigno)

shrine holding small altars or the statues of the See also:

LARES (older form Lases)

Lares and See also:

PENATES (from Lat. palms, eatables, food)

Penates .

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