charnel house

See also: charnelhouse

English

Noun

charnel house (plural charnel houses)

a vault or other building in which the bones of the dead are stored

Alternative forms

charnel-house

Synonyms

Translations

vault or other building in which the bones of the dead are stored

German: Beinhaus (de) n, Karner (de) m, Ossuarium (de) n
Latin: ossuārium n
Macedonian: косту́рница f (kostúrnica)
Polish: karner (pl) m
Romanian: osuar (ro) n
Spanish: osario (es) m

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