aedicule (??d??kju?l) n (Architecture) an opening such as a door or a window, framed by columns on either side, and a pediment above[C19: from Latin aediculum small house, from aed?s building]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014aedicule – A small room or structure used as a shrine?or a niche for a statue.See also related terms for small room.Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.aediculeA small shrine or tabernacle of wood or stone, framed by columns and surmounted by an entablature and pediment.Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited