mortuary

CEFRB2

/ˈmɔɹt͡ʃəˌwɛɹi/

noun · adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A place where dead bodies are kept before burial.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A place where dead bodies are stored prior to burial or cremation; broadly, synonym of funeral home.

Examples

  • Tom's corpse is in the mortuary now.

  • Tom broke into a mortuary.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
2
Citations
2

Also pronounced

  • /ˈmɔːt͡ʃʊəɹi/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  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.

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Of or relating to death or a funeral; funereal.

More examples

In context

  • It was anciently usual to bring the mortuary to church along with the corpse when it came to be buried

  • The leftwise action aims at what drifts out of the nunka domain of the nefarious. Similarly for mortuary arrangements, what is leftwise is more momentous than what is rightwise.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English mortuary, from Anglo-Norman mortuarie (“gift to a parish priest from a deceased parishioner”), from Medieval Latin mortuārium (“receptacle for the dead; mortuary”), neuter form of mortuārius (“of or pertaining to the dead”), from Latin mortuus, perfect passive participle of morior (“to die”).