campo santo
Americannoun
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campi santi,
plural
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campos santos
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of campo santo
Literally, “holy field”
Example Sentences
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He was refusing the mass for the dead and holy burial in the campo santo.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
Felice was dead, buried in the campo santo of Aquila, with its whitewashed walls of enclosure and its appalling monuments and mortuary emblems.
From Sant' Ilario by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford
Engraving 18: Seybo Tree The campo santo was enclosed by a high stone wall.
From Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I. by John L. Stephens
In the afternoon we passed the campo santo of Macoba, and very soon, ascending a hill, we saw through the trees the "old walls" of the ancient inhabitants.
From Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. II. by John L. Stephens
And so they go, up the white, dusty road, to the campo santo.
From The Penance of Magdalena & Other Tales of the California Missions by J. Smeaton Chase
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