From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
funeral home \fu"ner*al home`\, n.
An establishment, usually commercial, where the bodies of
dead persons are prepared for viewing before burial or
cremation; called also {funeral parlor}, {mortuary}, {funeral
chapel} and informally, {undertaker's}. The body may or may
not be preserved by embalming before viewing or burial, and
in some cases the body is not exposed for viewing, though
present in a casket. Often, some form of memorial service is
held for the deceased at the funeral home, where friends and
relatives may come to pay their respects to the dead, and
express condolence to the family. The work of preparation of
the body and many other arrangements related to the funeral
and burial are carried out by an undertaker or mortician who
manages the funeral home.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Mortuary \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.
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2. A burial place; a place for the dead.
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3. A place for the reception of the dead before burial; a
deadhouse; a morgue.
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4. A {funeral home}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Mortuary \Mor"tu*a*ry\, a. [L. mortuarius, fr. mortuus dead: cf.
F. mortuaire. See {Mortal}.]
Of or pertaining to the dead; as, mortuary monuments.
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{Mortuary urn}, an urn for holding the ashes of a dead person
after cremation.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mortuary
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of death
2: of or relating to a funeral
n 1: a building (or room) where dead bodies are kept before
burial or cremation [syn: {morgue}, {mortuary}, {dead
room}]
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