Catacombs

Synonyms for "catacombs" (47 found)

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Closest matches (10)

barrowbeehive tombbone housebox graveburialburial chamberburial moundcenotaphcharnel house
Noun(1 words)
burial vaults

Strong matches (14)

cistcist gravecromlechcryptdeep sixdokhmadolmengravehouse of deathlast homelong homelow green tentlow housemastaba

Related words (23)

mausoleummonstrancemummy chambernarrow houseossuariumossuarypassage gravepitpyramidreliquaryresting placesepulchershaft graveshrinestupatombtopetower of silencetumulusvault
Noun(3 words)
subterranean tunnelsunderground cemeteryunderground passageways

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

4 relation types

More general

4 entries
burial placesubterranean architecturetombunderground space

More specific

5 entries
burial vaultcryptgallerieshypogeumtunnel network

Collocations

6 entries
Christian catacombsRoman catacombsancient catacombscatacomb networkcatacombs of Romeunderground burial chambers

Derivations

1 entries

Sample sentences

6 total sentences available.

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Those whose bones were exhumed to build the new catacombs could not be reached for comment.

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We discovered a secret passageway leading to the catacombs.

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Tom can find many interesting tidbits of knowledge when exploring the catacombs of the encyclopedia.

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The catacombs of Paris are famous, but a bit gloomy.

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