Definitions for ossuary
ˈɒʃ uˌɛr i, ˈɒs yu-os·sua·ry

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ossuarynoun

   any receptacle for the burial of human bones

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ossuarynoun

   A container or receptacle, such as an urn or vault, for holding the bones of the dead.

2. Etymology: From ossuarium, from ossuarius, from compound of os + adjectival suffix -arius.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ossuarynoun

   A charnel house; a place where the bones of dead people are kept. Dict.

   Etymology: ossuarium, Lat.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ossuary

   An ossuary is a chest, box, building, well, or site made to serve as the final resting place of human skeletal remains. They are frequently used where burial space is scarce. A body is first buried in a temporary grave, then after some years the skeletal remains are removed and placed in an ossuary ("os" is "bone" in Latin). The greatly reduced space taken up by an ossuary means that it is possible to store the remains of many more people in a single tomb than in coffins.

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1. ossuary

   An ossuary is a container or room where the bones of dead people are placed, often after they have been exhumed from graves for reburial. It is traditionally used in cultures that practice secondary burial. It can be a box, building, well, or site made to serve as the final resting place of human skeletal remains. They are frequently used in situations where burial space is scarce.

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1. Ossuary

   An ossuary is a chest, building, well, or site made to serve as the final resting place of human skeletal remains. They are frequently used where burial space is scarce. A body is first buried in a temporary grave, then after some years the skeletal remains are removed and placed in an ossuary. The greatly reduced space taken up by an ossuary means that it is possible to store the remains of many more people in a single tomb than if the original coffins were left as is.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ossuary

   os′ū-ar-i, n. a place where the bones of the dead are deposited: a charnel-house. [L. ossuarium, a charnel-house—os, a bone.]

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1. suasory

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ossuary in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ossuary in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=ossuary
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ossuary
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=ossuary
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ossuary
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=ossuary
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=ossuary