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mortuary |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mortuary \Mor"tu*a*ry\, n.; pl {Mortuaries}. [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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mortuary \Mor"tu*a*ry\, a. [L. mortuarius, fr mortuus dead: cf F. mortuaire See {Mortal}.] Of or pertaining to the dead; as mortuary monuments. {Mortuary urn}, an urn for holding the ashes of the dead. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: mortuary adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of death 2: of or relating to a funeral n : a place where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation [syn: {morgue}, {dead room}]
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