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charnel houses

charnel houses is the plural 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

Questions about charnel houses

What is charnel houses the plural of?
Charnel houses is the plural of charnel house.

Words near charnel houses in the dictionary

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

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