Found 3 items, similar to Mortuaries.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: mortuary
rumah mayat
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: mortuary
mortuary
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of death
2: of or relating to a funeral
n : a building (or room) where dead bodies are kept before
burial or cremation [syn:
morgue,
dead room]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Mortuaries
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.
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2. A burial place; a place for the dead.
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3. A place for the reception of the dead before burial; a
deadhouse; a morgue.
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4. A
funeral home.
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