Meaning of necropoleis | Babel Free

Definitions

Noun. [C1]

Examples

“Kensall Green, though incipient, is far more picturesque; and several American necropoleis beat it hollow.”

“Ancient necropoleis were cities for the dead where the dead might be active in this world, appearing, speaking, and performing actions that could be perceived by and affect the living.”

“Although Christians frequently met in suburban cemeteries during the second and third centuries, to our knowledge none of these necropoleis became the site…”

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