mˈiːnwaɪl, ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti z ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi z, ðə tˈɜːm "kˈæɾɐkˌoʊm tʃˈɜːtʃ" wʌz nˌɑːt wˈaɪdli jˈuːzd; ˈʌðɚɹ ɛkspɹˈɛʃənz wɜː jˈuːzd mˈoːɹ ˈɔfən.
Meanwhile, in the 1920s and 1930s, the term "catacomb church" was not widely used; other expressions were used more often.