charnel house

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charnel house

noun charnel houses · charnel-house · charnelhouse

A vault or other building in which the bones of the dead are stored. It's words cast long - long shadows From the doorway of the Charnel House The ghosts of the Charnel House They were born to deathless guilt The ghosts of the Charnel House They were born to shameful night
Similar: crypt, ossuary

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noun vault or other building in which the bones of the dead are stored

Español	osario
Deutsch	Beinhaus, Karner, Ossuarium
Română	osuar

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@misc{charnel_house_2026,
  title = {charnel house},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/charnel%20house},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}