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ossuary::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | receptacle |
Examples of ossuary
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Centuries later, visitors see the remains in an atmospheric underground ossuary.
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This was destroyed by the Bulgarians in 1942 but they left the base and the ossuary.
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The ossuary taken, that of a child, is now in the Israel State Collection.
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Deutsch is accused of forging other valuables, though not the ossuary.
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The cave was used as a shelter by bands of Mesolithic hunters and as a Neolithic ossuary.
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Many of the conclusions reached by experts relied on the inscription written on the ossuary.
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Bones are washed and placed in an ossuary, often with the person's name written on the skull.
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As the Pyrgos site was a rock shelter used as an ossuary, some hypothesize ceremonial usage.
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By the ossuary of Serb soldiers who died there, a mass was served.
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- Any receptacle for the burial of human bones
- 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. ...
- A container or receptacle, such as an urn or vault, for holding the bones of the dead
- (6) -- a building below ground level, usually an annex to a tomb, for the storage of human bones moved out of the tomb to make room for fresh interments (Warren, 145)
- A repository for bones or bone fragments.
- The elegant way to say "bone-pit" or "charnel house".
- Ossuaries are one of the least expensive options for cremated remains disposition. The ossuary concept utilizes a precast concrete holding structure/vault installed below ground for communal cremated remains. ...
- A place for bones of the dead
