campo santo

[ kahm-paw sahn-taw ]

noun

, plural Italian cam·pi san·ti [kahm, -pee , sahn, -tee], Spanish cam·pos san·tos [kahm, -paws , sahn, -taws].

1. Italian, Spanish. a cemetery.

Word History and Origins

Origin of campo santo¹

Literally, “holy field”

Example Sentences

On August 16, 1876, the chapel and its graveyard, Campo Santo, opened.

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So far as colour is concerned, they have attained no greater success than the Campo Santo frescoes of Cornelius.

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The gipsy departed alone for the Campo Santo, since my Spanish friend was too much afraid of witchcraft to go there with her.

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I wonder if a single flower could not be made to grow in a pot of earth from that Campo Santo of my childhood!

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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.

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The Campo Santo is a cemetery containing a great collection of sepulchral monuments and a museum of the dead.

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