Mortuary word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "mortuary" word

[noun] a building (or room) where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation
[adjective] of or relating to a funeral
[adjective] of or relating to or characteristic of death

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\Mor"tu*a*ry\, n.; pl. {Mortuaries}. [LL. mortuarium. See {Mortuary}, a.] 1. A sort of ecclesiastical heriot, a customary gift claimed by, and due to, the minister of a parish on the death of a parishioner. It seems to have been originally a voluntary bequest or donation, intended to make amends for any failure in the payment of tithes of which the deceased had been guilty. 2. A burial place; a place for the dead. 3. A place for the reception of the dead before burial; a deadhouse; a morgue.
\Mor"tu*a*ry\, a. [L. mortuarius, fr. mortuus dead: cf. F. mortuaire. See {Mortal}.] Of or pertaining to the dead; as, mortuary monuments. {Mortuary urn}, an urn for holding the ashes of the dead.

Synonyms for mortuary

dead room, morgue

Related terms: blue, burning ghat, cadaverous, charnel house, cinerary, corpselike, crematorium, crematory, deadhouse, deadly, deathlike, deathly, deathly pale, dirgelike, dismal, eerie, epitaphic, exequial, feral, funebrial, funebrious, funebrous, funeral, funerary, funereal, ghastly, ghostlike, ghostly, grisly, gruesome, haggard, livid, lurid, macabre, mausoleum, morgue, mournful, necrological, obituary, obsequial, pale, sepulchral, uncanny, unearthly, wan, weird

The fun area, different aproach to word »mortuary«

Let's analyse "mortuary" as pure text. This string has Eight letters in Four syllables and Three vowels (In our algorithm Y is not counted as vowel, but in English language, sometimes it sounds like one). 37.5% of vowels is 1.1% less then average English word. Written in backwards: YRAUTROM. Average typing speed for these characters is 2045 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: -- --- .-. - ..- .- .-. -.--

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: mortuary: 6 + 3 + 1 = 10, reduced: 1 (or 8 if Y is vowel too). and the final result is One.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: mortuary: 4 + 6 + 9 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 9 + 7 = 41, reduced: 5, and the final result is Five.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
M (1)	13	Death	Creator, Developer, Builder
O (1)	15	Devil	Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
R (2)	18	Moon	Patient, Determined, Strong
T (1)	20	Judgement	Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful
U (1)	21	World	Gifted, Generous, Bountiful
Y (1)	25	Knight of Wands	Brave, Daring, Bold, Charismatic, Brash

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