Ossuarium

//ˌɒs.juˈɛəɹ.i.əm// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A charnel house; an ossuary.

    "A semicircular ossuarium"

Synonyms

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barrowburialcatacombscenotaphcharnel housecist

Etymology

From Latin ossuarium.

Related phrases

charnel house

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