Definitions for: Mortuary

[n] a building (or room) where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation
[adj] of or relating to a funeral
[adj] of or relating to or characteristic of death

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

2. A burial place; a place for the dead.

3. A place for the reception of the dead before burial; a
deadhouse; a morgue.

Mor"tu*a*ry, a. [L. mortuarius, fr. mortuus dead: cf.
F. mortuaire. See Mortal.]
Of or pertaining to the dead; as, mortuary monuments.

Mortuary urn, an urn for holding the ashes of the dead.

Synonyms: dead room, morgue

See Also: building, crematorium, crematory, edifice, funeral chapel, funeral church, funeral home, funeral parlor, funeral parlour, funeral-residence

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