Ossuarium

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Ossuarium

[ɔsuˈaːʁiʊm]

Rhymes with aːʁiʊm

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neulateinisch: ossuarium, von os „Knochen“

noun Ossuarium · Ossuarien · Ossuariums

Beinhaus Das ist unser Ossuarium.
Similar: Beinhaus, Karner
im Altertum Urne für Gebeine Die Grabkammer beherbergte mehrere Ossuarien.
Similar: Knochenkasten

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

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@misc{ossuarium_2026,
  title = {Ossuarium},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/ossuarium},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}