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Definition of Catacombs

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 Catacombs from wikipedia

- necropolis MaltaCatacombs of Malta Peru – Catacombs of Lima PhilippinesCatacomb of Nagcarlan Underground Cemetery SpainCatacombs of Sacromonte in...
- The Catacombs of Paris (French: Catacombes de Paris, pronunciation) are underground ossuaries in Paris, France, which hold the remains of more than six...
- 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...
- Catacombs. Look up catacomb in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Catacombs are ancient underground p****ageways or subterranean cemeteries. Catacombs may...
- of Odessa Catacombs consists of a network of ba****ts, bunkers, drainage tunnels and storm drains as well as natural caves. The catacombs are on three...
- Canada. Catacombs Mountain was named by Arthur O. Wheeler in 1921 on account of an alcove formation which resembles the recesses in catacombs. Based on...
- The Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo (also Catacombe dei Cappuccini or Catacombs of the Capuchins) are burial catacombs in Palermo, Sicily, southern Italy...
- Lonely. "Catacombs of Kom ash-Shuqqafa in Alexandria, Egypt". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 2017-09-17. Zahraa Adel Awed (2006-05-18). "The catacombs of Kom...
- 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...
- smaller catacombs. Catacombs of Malta Għar Għerduf catacombs "St. Paul's Catacombs". Heritage Malta. Retrieved 18 July 2018. "Maltese Catacomb Complexes"...