priest hole

noun

A secret compartment in a large house, used as a hiding place for priests during the times when Catholicism was forbidden.

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Meanings

nounpriest hole (plural priest holes)

plural priest holes · alternative priest's hole

  1. UKA secret compartment in a large house, used as a hiding place for priests during the times when Catholicism was forbidden.
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APA

priest hole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/priest%20hole

MLA

“priest hole.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/priest%20hole. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “priest hole,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/priest%20hole.

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