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Meaning of "ossuary" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD OSSUARY

From Late Latin ossuārium, from Latin os bone.
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PRONUNCIATION OF OSSUARY

ossuary  [ˈɒsjʊərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OSSUARY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ossuary is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES OSSUARY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

ossuary

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. 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.

Definition of ossuary in the English dictionary

The definition of ossuary in the dictionary is any container for the burial of human bones, such as an urn or vault.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OSSUARY


curie
ˈkjʊərɪ
Dioscuri
ˌdaɪɒsˈkjʊərɪ
electuary
ɪˈlɛktjʊərɪ
estuary
ˈɛstjʊərɪ
fury
ˈfjʊərɪ
January
ˈdʒænjʊərɪ
megacurie
ˈmeɡəˌkjʊərɪ
microcurie
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌkjʊərɪ
millicurie
ˈmɪlɪˌkjʊərɪ
Newry
ˈnjʊərɪ
obituary
əˈbɪtjʊərɪ
residuary
rɪˈzɪdjʊərɪ
sanctuary
ˈsæŋktjʊərɪ
statuary
ˈstætjʊərɪ
sumptuary
ˈsʌmptjʊərɪ
textuary
ˈtɛkstjʊərɪ
Urey
ˈjʊərɪ
usufructuary
ˌjuːzjʊˈfrʌktjʊərɪ
Venturi
vɛnˈtjʊərɪ
voluptuary
vəˈlʌptjʊərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OSSUARY

ossia
Ossian
Ossianic
ossicle
ossicular
Ossie
Ossietzky
ossiferous
ossific
ossification
ossified
ossifier
ossifies
ossifrage
ossify
ossivorous
osso bucco
ossuaries
OST
osteal

WORDS THAT END LIKE OSSUARY

abortuary
actuary
animal sanctuary
antiquary
bird sanctuary
February
fructuary
mortuary
noctuary
promptuary
quaestuary
reliquary
river estuary
tumultuary
wildlife sanctuary

Synonyms and antonyms of ossuary in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ossuary» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OSSUARY

Find out the translation of ossuary to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ossuary from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ossuary» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

藏骨堂
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

osario
570 millions of speakers

English

ossuary
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ossuary
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

صندوق عظام الموتي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

склеп
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ossuário
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অস্থি-আধার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ossuaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ossuary
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Beinhaus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

納骨堂
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

납골당
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ossuary
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chổ để hài cốt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இறந்தோர் எலும்புகளை வைத்திருக்கும் பெட்டகம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अस्थिपात्र
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ölü kemiklerinin koyulduğu yer
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ossario
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kostnica
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

склеп
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

osuar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

οστεοφυλάκιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

knekelhuisje
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ossuary
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ossuary
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ossuary

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OSSUARY»

The term «ossuary» is regularly used and occupies the 76.397 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OSSUARY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «ossuary» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «ossuary» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ossuary

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OSSUARY»

Discover the use of ossuary in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ossuary and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Resurrecting the Brother of Jesus (Large Print 16pt)
The volume brings together experts in Jewish archaeology, early Christianity, American religious history, and pilgrimage to explore the theory and practice couched in the debate about the objects authenticity.
Byrne, 2010
2
OSSUARY CAMPGROUND
It's called 'Ossuary Campground'.” “Um . . . we're well aware of that Todd.” Derrick and Jonathan look at Todd with confusion thinking he may have lost his mind. Paige points to Todd with horror on her face. “Oh, my god. You guys, Todd is ...
Val Ciardullo, 2014
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Obeah: A Sorcerous Ossuary
The text includes the Kabalistic Banquette of Lemegeton, the Hypostasis of Abysina Clarissa and the Green Beasts, a Kabalistic Mass for Anima Sola Mayanet, a Call to Papa Bones, a Call to Spirit Guides, a Call to Anima Sola Abysina Clarissa ...
Nicholaj de Mattos Frisvold, 2013
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Just James: The Brother of Jesus in History and Tradition
The Brother of Jesus in History and Tradition John Painter. those with an inscription, of which one of the most notable is the ossuary of the Sadducean high priest Caiaphas. THE. OSSUARY. AND. ITS. "OWNER". The ossuary that interests us is ...
John Painter, 2004
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Skeletons in Our Closet: Revealing Our Past Through ...
Lastly, the ossuary pit was refilled. At the same time that the ossuary pit was being excavated by our bioarchaeological team, we were also excavating a Guale cemetery located next to it. One of the burials in the Guale cemetery intruded into ...
Clark Spencer Larsen, 2002
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Jesus and the Ossuaries
Craig A Evans helps all readers, expert and layperson alike to understand the importance this recent find might have for the quest for the historical Jesus and any historical reconstruction of early Christianity.
Craig A. Evans, 2003
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The Jesus Inquest: The Case For and Against the Resurrection ...
There was no such footprint.162 And why would anyone have crawled in across the earth to remove an unostentantious ossuary? There's another thing. The Talpiot tomb was only opened in 1980. Although he was vague when he was first  ...
Charles Foster, 2011
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The Jesus Dynasty: The Hidden History of Jesus, His Royal ...
I felt this acutely when I first viewed the James Ossuary in Toronto in November 2002, and I know that the other historians and academics in the room did as well. It is that tangible touching of the past that stirs the human heart, no matter how ...
James D. Tabor, 2007
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Articles on Ossuaries, Including: Catacombs of Paris, Sedlec ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011
10
Sexti Julii Africani GŌlumpiádwn ānagrafý, adiectis ceteris ...
The ossuary (same type) was subtended northwards and southwards by brown and reddish pots ; there were only traces of bronze fibulce, and amongst the burnt bones lay the ' razor ' engraved with parallel lines along the back. No. 4 was a ...
Sextus Julius Africanus, Joannes Rutgers, 1862

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OSSUARY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ossuary is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Yeats and Drumcliffe
Graves were exhumed and cadavers were stored in the graveyard ossuary. There was plenty of contemporary information indicating the ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
2
Terrell's Tune-Up — Raw power: Thee Oh Sees
The most ferocious song here is the crazed “Lupine Ossuary,” which features downright nasty guitars and relentless drums, over which Dwyer's ... «Santa Fe New Mexican, Jul 15»
3
Prague Itineraries
Make a day trip to Kutna Hora, about one and a half hours east of Prague, to see the incredible Sedlec Ossuary where the remains of 40,000 ... «TNT Magazine, Jul 15»
4
Doubts over Yeats' remains
... France in 1939 had been disinterred in 1946 and his remains mixed with others there in an ossuary, a communal tomb for skeletal remains. «Sligo Champion, Jul 15»
5
Ireland shrugs off riddle over Yeats remains
The remains were then exhumed after World War II in 1946 and mixed with other bones in an ossuary. A French foreign ministry official who ... «The Asian Age, Jul 15»
6
Yeats: Papers confirm bones sent to Sligo were not poet's
Aware that the poet's remains had been scattered in an ossuary in 1946, Yeats's friends attempted to dissuade his widow, George, from going ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
7
The 'Hole' is 12 Feet Below Street Level and About A Century …
Attention turned naturally enough to the place itself, so isolated that it could serve as a wiseguy ossuary, even as the Hole's residents ... «Newsweek, Jul 15»
8
The Greek Story Is About German Hubris
The remains of the hapless victims of the German savagery in Distomo are kept with great care in an ossuary near the site of the atrocity. «Swarajya, Jul 15»
9
Christopher Lee, Spies, and Werewolf Sex: The strange tale of …
Yet it afforded him some amazing locations, like the Melnik Ossuary or bone church. As for those 140 Czech crew members, its indigenous ... «Austin Chronicle, Jul 15»
10
Inside Czech Republic's 'Skull Church' made up of over 70k skeletons
The spine-tingling Sedlec Ossuary in the Czech Republic is estimated to hold the remains of between 40,000 and 70,000 people, many of ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

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