'-ria' definitions:

Definition of '-ria'

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  • Sacrarium \Sa*cra"ri*um\, n.; pl. -ria. [L., fr. sacer sacred.]
  • 1. A sort of family chapel in the houses of the Romans, devoted to a special divinity. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The adytum of a temple. --Gwilt. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. In a Christian church, the sanctuary. [1913 Webster]

Definition of '-ria'

From: GCIDE
  • Fumatorium \Fu`ma*to"ri*um\, n.; L. pl. -ria. [NL., fr. L. fumare, fumatum, to smoke.] An air-tight compartment in which vapor may be generated to destroy germs or insects; esp., the apparatus used to destroy San Jos['e] scale on nursery stock, with hydrocyanic acid vapor. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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