What does "charnel house" mean?

A vault or other building in which the bones of the dead are stored.

What is a synonym for "charnel house"?

Common synonyms include: barrow, beehive tomb, bone house, box grave, burial, burial chamber.

Charnel house

noun

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Noun

1
A vault or other building in which the bones of the dead are stored.
"It's words cast long - long shadows From the doorway of the Charnel House The ghosts of the Charnel House They were born to deathless guilt The ghosts of the Charnel House They were born to shameful night"
2
a vault or building where corpses or bones are deposited wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

barrow beehive tomb bone house box grave burial burial chamber

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"It's words cast long - long shadows From the doorway of the Charnel House The ghosts of the Charnel House They were born to deathless guilt The ghosts of the Charnel House They were born to shameful night"

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