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mortuary

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停屍間,太平間喪葬的,死的,埋葬的

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

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

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

Mortuary \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.

資料來源 : WordNet®

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}]
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