catacomb

noun

cat·a·comb ˈka-tə-ˌkōm How to pronounce catacomb (audio)

: a subterranean cemetery of galleries with recesses for tombs

—usually used in plural

: something resembling a catacomb: such as

: an underground passageway or group of passageways

: a complex set of interrelated things

the endless catacombs of formal education

Kingman Brewster †1988

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About forty Christian catacombs have been found near the roads that once led into Rome. After the decline of the Roman empire these cemeteries were forgotten, not to be rediscovered until 1578. Catacomb has come to refer to different kinds of underground chambers and passageways. The catacombs of Paris are abandoned stone quarries that were not used for burials until 1787. The catacombs built by a monastery in Palermo, Sicily, for its deceased members later began accepting bodies from outside the monastery; today you may wander through looking at hundreds of mummified corpses propped against the catacomb walls, dressed in tattered clothes that were once fashionable.

Example Sentences

explored the catacombs looking for evidence about burial customs of that ancient society

Recent Examples on the Web Episodes include a journey through a lattice of drain pipes and an investigation of mysterious inscriptions recorded on catacomb walls.

Will Hunt, The New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2022 Researchers believe the complex was inhabited through the sixth century C.E. and was later used as a catacomb and wine-manufacturing facility when residents moved back above ground, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 May 2022 That night, while Odesans gathered in cafés along the shore of the Black Sea, Mauser and another catacomb explorer, named Boris, led me beneath the streets of the city.

Will Hunt, The New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2022 One section of the quarry was burrowed beneath a large catacomb that was dug by the early Christians to bury their dead.

Nick Squires, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Jan. 2022 Popular locations like the catacomb-like Undercity and blood elf capital Silvermoon City didn’t have roofs.

Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired, 20 Sep. 2021 In this 1961 painting by Remedios Varo, a radiant orange woman moves through a blue catacomb lined with stone-cold, female figures with their eyes closed.

Washington Post, 16 July 2021 Trails of markets, a catacomb of never-ending alleyways, and a deep network of stunning street food vendors awaiting at every turn.

Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2021 In the station, shadows pool in the basins of hundreds of concrete coffers lining the domed catacomb, as if each one holds something secret.

Kelsey Ables, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2021 See More

单词	catacombs
释义	catacomb noun cat·a·comb ˈka-tə-ˌkōm 1 : a subterranean cemetery of galleries with recesses for tombs —usually used in plural 2 : something resembling a catacomb: such as a : an underground passageway or group of passageways b : a complex set of interrelated things the endless catacombs of formal education Kingman Brewster †1988 Did you know? About forty Christian catacombs have been found near the roads that once led into Rome. After the decline of the Roman empire these cemeteries were forgotten, not to be rediscovered until 1578. Catacomb has come to refer to different kinds of underground chambers and passageways. The catacombs of Paris are abandoned stone quarries that were not used for burials until 1787. The catacombs built by a monastery in Palermo, Sicily, for its deceased members later began accepting bodies from outside the monastery; today you may wander through looking at hundreds of mummified corpses propped against the catacomb walls, dressed in tattered clothes that were once fashionable. Synonyms crypt vault See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences explored the catacombs looking for evidence about burial customs of that ancient society Recent Examples on the Web Episodes include a journey through a lattice of drain pipes and an investigation of mysterious inscriptions recorded on catacomb walls. Will Hunt, The New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2022 Researchers believe the complex was inhabited through the sixth century C.E. and was later used as a catacomb and wine-manufacturing facility when residents moved back above ground, according to the Wall Street Journal. Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 May 2022 That night, while Odesans gathered in cafés along the shore of the Black Sea, Mauser and another catacomb explorer, named Boris, led me beneath the streets of the city. Will Hunt, The New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2022 One section of the quarry was burrowed beneath a large catacomb that was dug by the early Christians to bury their dead. Nick Squires, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Jan. 2022 Popular locations like the catacomb-like Undercity and blood elf capital Silvermoon City didn’t have roofs. Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired, 20 Sep. 2021 In this 1961 painting by Remedios Varo, a radiant orange woman moves through a blue catacomb lined with stone-cold, female figures with their eyes closed. Washington Post, 16 July 2021 Trails of markets, a catacomb of never-ending alleyways, and a deep network of stunning street food vendors awaiting at every turn. Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2021 In the station, shadows pool in the basins of hundreds of concrete coffers lining the domed catacomb, as if each one holds something secret. Kelsey Ables, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2021 See More Word History Etymology Middle English catacumb, Middle French catacombe, probably from Old Italian catacomba, from Late Latin catacumbae, plural First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 catacombs noun plural of catacomb as in tomb an underground burial chamber explored the catacombs looking for evidence about burial customs of that ancient society Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance tomb crypt vault mausoleum sepulcher sepulchre sepulture
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