Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for CI-BO'RI-UM
CI-BO'RI-UM, n.1 [L.]
- In architecture, an insulated building, composed of an arched vault on four columns.
- The coffer or case containing the host in Romish ceremonies.
- The tomb of a martyr, when sculptured and used as an altar.
- Any insulated tabernacle.
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