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单词 ossuarium
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ossuariumn.

Brit. /ˌɒsjuːˈɛːrɪəm/, U.S. /ˌɑʃəˈwɛriəm/, /ˌɑs(j)əˈwɛriəm/
Inflections: Plural ossuaria.
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin ossuārium.
Etymology: < classical Latin ossuārium place for the bones of the dead < ossua , variant of ossa , plural of os bone (see os n.1) + -ārium -arium suffix.
Now rare.
A receptacle or repository for the bones of the dead; = ossuary n. 1. Also figurative.
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the world > life > death > disposal of corpse > receptacle for remains > [noun] > receptacle for bones
ossuary1600
ossuarium1765
osteophagus1895
the world > life > death > disposal of corpse > burial > grave or burial-place > burial-chamber > [noun] > repository or ossuary
bone houseOE
charnel1430
carnarya1552
charnel house1556
ossuary1600
golgotha1604
repository?1639
conditory1706
ossuarium1765
reposit1792
skullery1818
1765 H. Walpole Let. 26 May in Corr. (1941) X. 155 I will not place an ossuarium in my garden for my cat, before her bones are ready to be placed in it.
1857 S. Birch Hist. Anc. Pottery (1858) I. 293 A remarkable vase..found..in a tomb near the Piraeus, resembles in shape the glass ossuaria of the Romans.
1897 Proc. Royal Soc. 1896–7 60 490 For example, a quantity of bones are taken from an ossuarium, and are put together in groups.
1930 G. L. Robinson Sarcophagus Anc. Civilization 98 Petra..thought it [sc. a monument] might be an ossuarium; that is, a place where the bones of the dead were deposited after being wrapped in cloth.
1972 Times Lit. Suppl. 31 Mar. 354/3 That scholarly ossuarium, PMLA.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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