Associations to the word «Ossuary»

Wiktionary

OSSUARY, noun. A container, receptacle, or building, such as an urn or vault, for holding the bones of the dead.

Dictionary definition

OSSUARY, noun. Any receptacle for the burial of human bones.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.