mortuary

mortuary
Synonyms and related words:
blue, burning ghat, cadaverous, charnel house, cinerary, corpselike, crematorium, crematory, deadhouse, deadly, deathlike, deathly, deathly pale, dirgelike, dismal, eerie, epitaphic, exequial, feral, funebrial, funebrious, funebrous, funeral, funerary, funereal, ghastly, ghostlike, ghostly, grisly, gruesome, haggard, livid, lurid, macabre, mausoleum, morgue, mournful, necrological, obituary, obsequial, pale, sepulchral, uncanny, unearthly, wan, weird

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  • 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. [1913 Webster] {Mortuary urn}, an urn for holding the ashes of a dead person after cremation. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Mortuary — est un film américain réalisé par Tobe Hooper, sorti en 2005. Sommaire 1 Synopsis 2 Fiche technique 3 Distribution 4 Lien externe …   Wikipédia en Français

  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mortuary — [n] funeral home charnel house, crematory, funeral parlor, morgue; concept 304 …   New thesaurus

  • mortuary — ► NOUN (pl. mortuaries) ▪ a room or building in which dead bodies are kept until burial or cremation. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to burial or tombs. ORIGIN originally denoting a gift claimed by a parish priest from a deceased person s estate, later… …   English terms dictionary

  • mortuary — [môr′cho͞o er΄ē] n. pl. mortuaries [< LL mortuarius, of the dead < L mortuus, pp. of mori, to die: see MORTAL] a place where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation, as a morgue or funeral home adj. 1. of or having to do with the… …   English World dictionary

  • mortuary — {{11}}mortuary (adj.) 1510s, pertaining to death, from L.L. mortuarius of the dead, from L. mortuus dead (see MORTUARY (Cf. mortuary) (n.)). {{12}}mortuary (n.) early 14c., from Anglo Fr. mortuarie gift to a parish priest from a deceased… …   Etymology dictionary

  • mortuary — n. at, in a mortuary * * * [ mɔːtʃʊ(ə)rɪ] in a mortuary at …   Combinatory dictionary

  • mortuary — mor|tu|a|ry1 [ˈmo:tʃuəri US ˈmo:rtʃueri] n plural mortuaries [Date: 1300 1400; : Medieval Latin; Origin: mortuarium, from Latin mortuus dead ] 1.) BrE a building or room, for example in a hospital, where dead bodies are kept before they are… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • mortuary — [[t]mɔ͟ː(r)tʃuəri, AM eri[/t]] mortuaries 1) N COUNT A mortuary is a building or a room in a hospital where dead bodies are kept before they are buried or cremated, or before they are identified or examined. Syn: morgue 2) N COUNT A mortuary is… …   English dictionary

  • mortuary — UK [ˈmɔː(r)tjuərɪ] / US [ˈmɔrtʃuˌerɪ] noun [countable] Word forms mortuary : singular mortuary plural mortuaries 1) a) British a morgue b) British a place where a dead body is kept 2) American a place where a dead body is kept and prepared for a… …   English dictionary

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