ossuary
ossuary · ossuaries
осуарій, кістниця
оссуарий, костница
Beinhaus, Ossarium, Karner
A container, receptacle, or building, such as an urn or vault, for holding the bones…A container, receptacle, or building, such as an urn or vault, for holding the bones of the dead.
/ˈɒsjʊəɹi/
Meaning
1 sensesA container, receptacle, or building, such as an urn or vault, for holding the bones of the dead.
Beinhaus, Ossarium, Karner
оссуа́рийossuárij, ко́стницаkóstnica
осуа́рійosuárij, кістни́цяkistnýcja
any receptacle for the burial of human bones
Translations
8 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
a place where the dead are buried:
Русский
By meaning 1
a place where the dead are buried:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a place where the dead are buried:
Origin
From Late Latin ossuārium (“charnel house”), from ossuārius (“of or for bones”), from compFrom Late Latin ossuārium (“charnel house”), from ossuārius (“of or for bones”), from compound of Latin os (“bone”) + adjectival suffix -ārius (“of, related to”).
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Forms
plural: ossuariesSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedossarium