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catacomb

noun as in underground tunnel

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The accompanying map of part of the Catacomb of Callixtus will indicate the general plan of these subterranean galleries.

An example of both sorts is seen in the accompanying engraving of a cubiculum in the Catacomb of St. Prtextatus.

In part of an ancient arenarium converted into a cemetery in the Catacomb of St. Priscilla similar constructions may be seen.

De Rossi has given a map of the Catacomb of Callixtus, in which these areas are accurately defined.

Boniface I., having been for some time concealed in the Catacomb of Felicitas, afterwards elaborately ornamented it.

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On this page you'll find 16 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to catacomb, such as: cave, chamber, crypt, grotto, and passageway.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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