Bible Encyclopedias
Arcosolium

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

(from Lat. arcus, arch, and solium, a sarcophagus), an architectural term applied to an arched recess used as a burial place in a catacomb.

Bibliography Information
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Arcosolium'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​a/arcosolium.html. 1910.