Serapeum

noun

Ser·​a·​pe·​um

ˌserəˈpēəm

plural Serapeums

-ēəmz

or Serapea

-ēə

: a place or building or group of buildings sacred to Serapis

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin, from Greek sarapeion, serapeion, from Sarapis, Serapis, Egyptian god

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