ossuary

English - Turkish

Definition of ossuary in English Turkish dictionary

ölü kemiklerinin korunduğu yer

kemik saklamaya mahsus yer

(isim) ölü kemiklerinin koyulduğu yer

{i} ölü kemiklerinin koyulduğu yer

English - English

Definition of ossuary in English English dictionary

A container or receptacle, such as an urn or vault, for holding the bones of the dead

{n} a place kept for the bones of the dead

any receptacle for the burial of human bones

{i} receptacle in which bones of the dead are stored

A place where the bones of the dead are deposited; a charnel house

Hyphenation

os·su·a·ry

Synonyms

container, receptacle, vault, vessel

Etymology

[ 'ä-sh&-"wer-E, -sy&am ] (noun.) 1658. From Late Latin ossuārium (“charnel house”) ossuārius (“of or for bones”) Latin os (“bone”) + adjectival suffix -ārius (“of, related to”).