arcosolium

American  

[ahr-kuh-soh-lee-uhm] / ˌɑr kəˈsoʊ li əm /

noun

• arcosolia
  plural

1. (in Roman catacombs) an arched recess for a sarcophagus.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• arcosolia
  plural

Etymology

Origin of arcosolium

1875–80; < New Latin, equivalent to Latin arc ( us ) arc + -o- -o- + solium sarcophagus

Example Sentences

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arcosolium arcosolia

The front of the arcosolium is closed by a wall, on the surface of which is an interesting fresco, which is here reproduced.

From Pagan and Christian Rome by Rodolfo Amedeo Lanciani

Each side of the cubiculum, except that of the entrance, usually contains a recessed tomb, either a table-tomb or an arcosolium.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various

The name of the owner of this conspicuous tomb is engraved above the arcosolium: AMPLIATI.

From Pagan and Christian Rome by Rodolfo Amedeo Lanciani

It is a painting on the vaulted roof of an arcosolium in the cemetery of St. Priscilla, and it is reproduced in the work before us in its original size.

From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by E. Rameur

The cubiculum contains two graves: one empty, in the arcosolium, the place of honor; the other, in front of it, of a much later date.

From Pagan and Christian Rome by Rodolfo Amedeo Lanciani

The Christians scattered the relics of the first occupants, knocked down their busts, built arcosolia in the three recesses of the Greek cross, and honeycombed with loculi the side walls of the corridor.

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

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 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

The arcosolia were dismantled, and the loculi violated one by one.

From Pagan and Christian Rome by Rodolfo Amedeo Lanciani