Definition
An underground gallery or tunnel system, especially in Rome, used as a place of burial and worship by early Christians and Jews.
Etymology
From Latin 'catacumba', possibly from Greek 'kata' (down) + Latin 'cumba' (chamber), though the exact origin is disputed. The term specifically refers to the famous Roman underground burial sites.
Kelly Says
Early Christians hid and buried their dead in Rome's catacombs to escape persecution, creating a literal underground church—archaeological evidence shows they decorated walls with paintings of their faith, creating an accidental time capsule of ancient religious life.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
katholischen
ka-ta-ˈhol-i-kəm
ARالعربية
مَقْبَر
ma-ˈqibr
BNবাংলা
ক্যাটাকম্ব
kata-ˈkɔm-b
CACatalà
catacomba
kata-ˈkɔm-ba
CSČeština
katakomba
kata-ˈkɔmba
DADansk
katakombe
kata-ˈkɔm
DEDeutsch
Katakombe
kata-ˈkoːm-ə
ELΕλληνικά
κατακομβή
kata-ˈkomi
ESEspañol
catacomba
kata-ˈkom-ba
FAفارسی
کاتاکومب
kata-ˈkɔm-b
FISuomi
katakombi
kata-ˈkombi
FRFrançais
catacombe
kata-ˈkɔm
GUGU
કેટાકોમ્બ
kata-ˈkɔm-b
HEעברית
קטקומבה
kat-a-ˈkom-ba
HUMagyar
katakomba
kata-ˈkɔmba
IDBahasa Indonesia
catacomb
kata-ˈkɔmb
ITItaliano
catacomba
kata-ˈkɔmba
KKKK
катакомба
kata-ˈk lomba
KO한국어
catacomb
kata-kombu
MRMR
कॅटॅकॉम्ब
kata-ˈkɔːm-b
MSBahasa Melayu
catacomb
kata-ˈkɔm
MYမြန်မာ
catacomb
kata-ˈkɔm
NLNederlands
catacombe
kata-ˈkɔm
NONorsk
katakombe
kata-ˈkɔm
PAPA
ਕੈਟਾਕੌਂਬ
kata-ˈkɔːm-b
PLPolski
katakomba
kata-ˈkɔmba
PTPortuguês
catacombo
kata-ˈkɔm-bu
RORomână
catacombă
kata-ˈkom-bə
RUРусский
катакомба
kata-ˈk lomba
SVSvenska
katakomb
kata-ˈkɔm
SWKiswahili
catacomb
kata-ˈkɔm
TAதமிழ்
கத்தாக்கோம்பு
kata-ˈkɔːmp-u
TEతెలుగు
కేటాకొంబు
kata-ˈkɔːm-bu
TRTürkçe
katakomb
kata-ˈkomb
UKУкраїнська
катакомба
kata-ˈk lomba
URاردو
کَتَکُومْب
ka-ta-ˈkʊm-b
VITiếng Việt
catacomb
ka-ta-ˈkôm
ZH中文
catacomb
kata-kǒm-bǔ