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What is another word for Mortuaries?

Pronunciation: [mˈɔːtjuːəɹˌiz] (IPA)

Mortuaries are places where deceased persons are prepared for burial or cremation. It can also be called Funeral Home, Funeral Parlor, Funeral Chapel or a Funeral Establishment. The term "mortuary" originates from the Latin word "mortuus" which means "dead". In some cultures, the word "morgue" is used to describe a mortuary, which is a term derived from the French word "morgue" meaning "to look at". Another synonym for mortuary is "charnel house", which is typically used to describe a place where multiple corpses are stored together. The final term, "embalming house", references the act of embalming, the process of preserving a body for viewing.
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The said Vicar shall also receive and have all Mortuaries whatsoever, live and dead, of whatsoever things they may consist.
"John Keble's Parishes"
Charlotte M Yonge
But where Mortuaries have customarily been less, they shall remain the same.
"Our Legal Heritage, 4th Ed."
S. A. Reilly
Then they think it would be an added decency to the lives of the poor if there were more Mortuaries near their homes to take the dead bodies from the already overcrowded rooms-as though the problem they were there to consider was not the housing of the quick, but the housing of the dead.
"The Law and the Poor"
Edward Abbott Parry

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