campo santo

[ kahm-paw sahn-taw ]

noun,plural Italian cam·pi san·ti

[kahm-pee sahn-tee], /ˈkɑm pi ˈsɑn ti/, Spanish cam·pos san·tos

[kahm-paws sahn-taws]. /ˈkɑm pɔs ˈsɑn tɔs/.

Italian, Spanish. a cemetery.

Origin of campo santo

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Literally, “holy field”

Words Nearby campo santo

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How to use campo santo in a sentence

On August 16, 1876, the chapel and its graveyard, campo santo, opened.
The Sacrificial Limbs of New Orleans | Nina Strochlic | March 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
So far as colour is concerned, they have attained no greater success than the campo santo frescoes of Cornelius.
The History of Modern Painting, Volume 1 (of 4) | Richard Muther
The gipsy departed alone for the campo santo, since my Spanish friend was too much afraid of witchcraft to go there with her.
Carmen | Prosper Merimee
I wonder if a single flower could not be made to grow in a pot of earth from that campo santo of my childhood!
A Mortal Antipathy | Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
He caught a glimpse of the first of the little cities high up on the crags, with its walls and tower, and campo santo outside.
The Eternal City | Hall Caine

The campo santo is a cemetery containing a great collection of sepulchral monuments and a museum of the dead.
Curiosities of Christian History | Croake James

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