arcosolium
noun
(in Roman catacombs) an arched recess for a sarcophagus.
arcosolia
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pluralof arcosolium.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The niche over tombs of this kind was of the same length as the grave, and generally vaulted in a semicircular form, whence they were called arcosolia.
From Walks in Rome by Augustus J. C. Hare
The mode of interment, however, is the same as that practised in Rome, and the loculi and arcosolia differ by little in the two.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various
All the graves in this cemetery are arcosolia, and yet the date of construction is early.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 05, March, 1858 by Various
The arcosolia were dismantled, and the loculi violated one by one.
From Pagan and Christian Rome by Rodolfo Amedeo Lanciani
Table-tombs and arcosolia are by no means rare in the corridors of the catacombs, but they belong more generally to the cubicula, or family vaults, of which we now proceed to speak.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various
