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Catacomb

/ˈkatəkuːm/

(often plural) An underground system of tunnels and chambers with recesses for graves, used (in former times) as a cemetery; a tunnel system used for burying the dead, as in Paris or Ancient Rome.

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(often plural) An underground system of tunnels and chambers with recesses for graves, used (in former times) as a cemetery; a tunnel system used for burying the dead, as in Paris or Ancient Rome.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Catacomb"

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Word	Definition
cataphilenoun	(by extension) An individual who explores subterranean catacombs, mines, or quarries.
cavernnoun	A large cave.
cubiculumnoun	A small room, especially a bedroom, typically those small rooms found on the upper floor of a Roman house.
loculusnoun	A little place or space; a cell; a chamberlet.
necropolisnoun	(archaeology) An ancient site used for burying the dead, particularly if consisting of elaborate grave monuments.
catafalconoun	Synonym of catafalque.
cavenoun	A large, naturally-occurring cavity formed underground or in the face of a cliff or a hillside.
croftnoun	An enclosed piece of land, usually small and arable and used for small-scale food production, and often with a dwelling next to it; in particular, such a piece of land rented to a farmer (a crofter), especially in Scotland, together with a right to use separate pastureland shared by other crofters.
carnarynoun	A crypt, a charnel house.
cœmeterynoun	Archaic spelling of cemetery. [A place where the dead are buried; a graveyard or memorial park.]
catabasionnoun	(architecture, religion) A vault under the altar of a Greek church.
cat-holenoun	Alternative form of cathole. [A small pit, dug in the earth by hikers etc. in order to bury feces.]
cryptnoun	An underground vault.
cat holenoun	Alternative form of cathole. [A small pit, dug in the earth by hikers etc. in order to bury feces.]
cœmeteriumnoun	An ancient cemetery, churchyard, or burial ground.
cemetarynoun	Misspelling of cemetery. [A place where the dead are buried; a graveyard or memorial park.]
cem.noun	Abbreviation of cemetery. [A place where the dead are buried; a graveyard or memorial park.]
catafalquenoun	A platform used to display or convey a coffin during a funeral, often ornate.
coffennoun	Alternative form of coffin (“exploratory trench; deep ditch”). [A closed box in which the body of a dead person is placed for burial.]
cistnoun	(archaeology) A crypt cut into rock, chalk, or a tree trunk, especially a coffin formed by placing stone slabs on edge and topping them with a horizontal slab or slabs.