A cave, grotto, or subterraneous place of large extent used for the burial of the dead; -- commonly in the plural.
Early Christian underground burial place, consisting of long tunnels with niches and chambers
A Roman underground burial ground where Christians formerly indulged in symbolic cannibalism among the proscribed bodies of friends, relatives, and countrymen. Now used to name any underground burial ground with walking space including the basements of mausoleums and the sewers of Paris.
an underground tunnel with recesses where bodies were buried (as in ancient Rome)
an underground complex of passageways and chambers used for burials
An underground network of corridors and rooms that were once used as burial places. Graves were cut into the walls.
Caves and tunnels dug outside Rome where the early Christians buried their dead and met to worship God and pray together.
underground burial place, esp. galleries at Rome, consisting of tunnels with vaults or niches leading off them for tombs
1. Underground tunnels in early Christians would gather in to worship in secret. 2. Any underground tunnel.
a subterranean gallery with recesses excavated in the sides for tombs
An underground cemetery, with chambers or tunnels having places for graves.