Thesaurus: mortuary

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1. a. 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. A burial place; a place for the dead.
3. a. A place for the reception of the dead before burial; a deadhouse; a morgue.
4. a. Of or pertaining to the dead; as, mortuary monuments.
5. adj. of or relating to or characteristic of death
6. adj. of or relating to a funeral
7. n. a building (or room) where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation
8. 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. Of or pertaining to the dead; as, mortuary monuments. Mortuary urn, an urn for holding the ashes of the dead.
9. Of or pertaining to the dead; as, mortuary monuments. Mortuaryurn, an urn for holding the ashes of the dead.
10. n:100 a. of or relating to or characteristic of death a. of or relating to a funeral