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catacomb
[ kat-uh-kohm ]
noun
- Usually catacombs. an underground cemetery, especially one consisting of tunnels and rooms with recesses dug out for coffins and tombs.
- the Catacombs, the subterranean burial chambers of the early Christians in and near Rome, Italy.
- an underground passageway, especially one full of twists and turns.
catacomb
/ -ˌkuːm; ˈkætəˌkəʊm /
noun
- usually plural an underground burial place, esp the galleries at Rome, consisting of tunnels with vaults or niches leading off them for tombs
- a series of interconnected underground tunnels or caves
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Other Words From
- cat·a·cum·bal [kat-, uh, -, kuhm, -b, uh, l], adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of catacomb1
Old English catacumbe, from Late Latin catacumbas (singular), name of the cemetery under the Basilica of St Sebastian, near Rome; origin unknown
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Example Sentences
The accompanying map of part of the Catacomb of Callixtus will indicate the general plan of these subterranean galleries.
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An example of both sorts is seen in the accompanying engraving of a cubiculum in the Catacomb of St. Prtextatus.
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In part of an ancient arenarium converted into a cemetery in the Catacomb of St. Priscilla similar constructions may be seen.
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De Rossi has given a map of the Catacomb of Callixtus, in which these areas are accurately defined.
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Boniface I., having been for some time concealed in the Catacomb of Felicitas, afterwards elaborately ornamented it.
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