grottos

noun

Meaning

A small cave.
An artificial cavern-like retreat.
A Marian shrine, usually built in a cavern-like structure.
A local organization of cavers that typically organizes trips to caves and provides information and training for caving; a caving club.
(Satanism) A secretive name for a local group of underground Satanists.

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Related words

grot(English)sarcophaguses(English)alcoves(English)porticoes(English)pachacamac(English)tombs(English)naves(English)temples(English)

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