Charnel (Noun)
Meaning
A vault or building where corpses or bones are deposited.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The charnel house stood as a grim reminder of the town's tumultuous past.
- Archaeologists uncovered a long-abandoned charnel beneath the ancient church's foundations.
- Locals feared the old charnel on the outskirts of town, whispering tales of ghostly apparitions.
- Excavations at the site revealed a vast charnel, containing the remains of thousands of victims.
- In medieval times, the charnel served as a mass burial site during outbreaks of the plague.