charnel, ghastly, sepulchral
(adjective) gruesomely indicative of death or the dead; “a charnel smell came from the chest filled with dead men’s bones”; “ghastly shrieks”; “the sepulchral darkness of the catacombs”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
charnel (plural charnels)
A chapel attached to a mortuary.
A repository for dead bodies.
charnel (comparative more charnel, superlative most charnel)
Of or relating to a charnel, deathlike, sepulchral.
• larchen
Source: Wiktionary
Char"nel, a. Etym: [F. charnel carnal, fleshly, fr. L. carnalis. See Carnal.]
Definition: Containing the bodies of the dead. "Charnel vaults." Milton. Charnel house, a tomb, vault, cemetery, or other place where the bones of the dead are deposited; originally, a place for the bones thrown up when digging new graves in old burial grounds.
Char"nel, n.
Definition: A charnel house; a grave; a cemetery. In their proud charnel of Thermopylæ. Byron.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 March 2025
(noun) a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
