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charnel-house

charnel-house is the alternative form of charnel house.

Meaning of charnel house

Noun

charnel house (plural charnel houses)

  1. 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 night2014, “Ghosts of the Charnel House”, performed by Primordial
    Synonyms:
    crypt, ossuary

Forms of charnel-house

pluralcharnel-houses

Questions about charnel-house

What is charnel-house the alternative form of?
Charnel-house is the alternative form of charnel house.

Words near charnel-house in the dictionary

  1. Charne
  2. charneco
  3. charnel
  4. charnel house
  5. charnel houses
  6. charnel-house
  7. charnel-houses
  8. charnelhouse
  9. charnelhouses
  10. charnels
  11. Charney

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