catacomb (noun)

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• catacomb — ► NOUN ▪ an underground cemetery consisting of a gallery with recesses for tombs. ORIGIN Latin catacumbas, the name of the subterranean cemetery of St Sebastian near Rome …   English terms dictionary

• catacomb — noun Etymology: Middle English catacumb, Middle French catacombe, probably from Old Italian catacomba, from Late Latin catacumbae, plural Date: 15th century 1. a subterranean cemetery of galleries with recesses for tombs usually used in plural …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• catacomb — noun /ˈkatəˌkəʊm,ˈkatəkuːm,ˈkætakoʊm,ˈkætəkuːm/ An underground system of tunnels and chambers with recesses for graves, used (in former times) as a cemetery; a subterranean tunnel system used for burying the dead, as in Paris or ancient Rome …   Wiktionary

• catacomb — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A burial place or receptacle for human remains: cinerarium, crypt, grave1, mausoleum, ossuary, sepulcher, sepulture, tomb, vault1. See KEEP, PLACE …   English dictionary for students

• catacomb — [ katəku:m] noun an underground cemetery consisting of a gallery with recesses for tombs. Origin OE, from late L. catacumbas, the name of the subterranean cemetery of St Sebastian near Rome …   English new terms dictionary

• catacomb — /ˈkætəkoʊm / (say katuhkohm), / kum/ (say koohm) noun 1. (usually plural) an underground cemetery, especially one consisting of tunnels and rooms with recesses dug out for coffins and tombs. 2. any series of underground tunnels and caves. {Middle …  

• Roma — noun 1. a member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling; they are believed to have originated in northern India but now are living on all continents (but mostly in… …   Useful english dictionary

• cubiculum — noun a) A small room, especially a bedroom, typically those small rooms found on the upper floor of a Roman house. b) A small room carved out of the wall of a catacomb, used as mortuary chapels, and in Roman times, for Christian worship …   Wiktionary

• crypt — noun the fraternity pledges had to spend the night in a crypt Syn: tomb, vault, mausoleum, burial chamber, sepulcher, catacomb, ossuary, undercroft …   Thesaurus of popular words

• mausoleum — noun the Dirkson family mausoleum dates back to 1878 Syn: tomb, sepulcher, crypt, vault, charnel house, burial chamber, catacomb …   Thesaurus of popular words

• tomb — noun the tomb of old Mr. Momphreys Syn: burial chamber, sepulcher, mausoleum, vault, crypt, catacomb; last/final resting place, grave, barrow, burial mound; historical charnel house …   Thesaurus of popular words