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Catacomb
Catacomb Cat"a*comb, n. [It. catacomba, fr. L. catacumba perh.
from Gr. kata` downward, down + ky`mbh cavity.]
A cave, grotto, or subterraneous place of large extent used
for the burial of the dead; -- commonly in the plural.
Note: The terms is supposed to have been applied originally
to the tombs under the church of St. Sebastian in Rome.
The most celebrated catacombs are those near Rome, on
the Appian Way, supposed to have been the place or
refuge and interment of the early Christians; those of
Egypt, extending for a wide distance in the vicinity of
Cairo; and those of Paris, in abandoned stone quarries,
excavated under a large portion of the city.
Meaning of Catacomb from wikipedia
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Catacombs are human-made
subterranean p****ageways for
religious practice. Any
chamber used as a
burial place is
considered a
catacomb,
although the word...
- The
Catacombs of Rome (Italian:
Catacombe di Roma) are
ancient catacombs,
underground burial places in and
around Rome, of
which there are at
least forty...
- The
Catacomb culture (Russian: Катакомбная культура, romanized: Katakombnaya kul'tura, Ukrainian: Катакомбна культура, romanized: Katakombna kul'tura)...
- The
Catacombs of
Paris (French:
Catacombes de Paris, pronunciation) are
underground ossuaries in Paris, France,
which hold the
remains of more than six...
- The
Catacomb(s) of
Callixtus (also
known as the
Cemetery of Callixtus) is one of the
Catacombs of Rome on the
Appian Way, most
notable for
containing the...
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Catacombs. Look up
catacomb in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Catacombs are
ancient underground p****ageways or
subterranean cemeteries.
Catacombs may...
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Catacomb 3-D (also
known as
Catacomb 3-D: A New Dimension,
Catacomb 3-D: The Descent, and
Catacombs 3) is a first-person
shooter video game, the third...
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Catacomb Abyss (also
known as The
Catacomb Abyss or The
Catacomb Abyss 3-D) is a
fantasy themed first-person
shooter (FPS) game
developed by
Softdisk and...
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Catacomb saints were the
bodies of
ancient Christians that were
carefully exhumed from the
catacombs of Rome and sent
abroad to
serve as
relics of certain...
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Legacy of the
Catacombs is a
compilation album by the
technical death metal band Nile. It was
released on July 10, 2007. It was
called "a
collection of...
