mortuary
(adjective) of or relating to a funeral
mortuary
(adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of death
morgue, mortuary, dead room
(noun) a building (or room) where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation
Source: WordNet® 3.1
mortuary (not comparable)
of, or relating to death or a funeral; funereal
mortuary (plural mortuaries)
A place where dead bodies are stored prior to burial or cremation.
(historical) A sort of ecclesiastical heriot, a customary gift claimed by, and due to, the minister of a parish on the death of a parishioner.
• (place where corpses are stored): morgue (now chiefly law and law enforcement)
• (ecclesiastical heriot): soulscot
• marry out
Source: Wiktionary
Mor"tu*a*ry, n.; pl. Mortuaries. Etym: [LL. mortuarium. See Mortuary, a.]
1. A sort of ecclesiastical heriot, a customary gift claimed by, and due to, the minister of a parish on the death of a parishioner. It seems to have been originally a voluntary bequest or donation, intended to make amends for any failure in the payment of tithes of which the deceased had been guilty.
2. A burial place; a place for the dead.
3. A place for the reception of the dead before burial; a deadhouse; a morgue.
Mor"tu*a*ry, a. Etym: [L. mortuarius, fr. mortuus dead: cf. F. mortuaire. See Mortal.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to the dead; as, mortuary monuments. Mortuary urn, an urn for holding the ashes of the dead.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 May 2025
(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”
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