Associations to the word «Charnel»
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Wiktionary
CHARNEL, noun. A chapel attached to a mortuary.
CHARNEL, noun. A repository for dead bodies.
CHARNEL, adjective. Of or relating to a charnel, deathlike, sepulchral.
CHARNEL HOUSE, noun. A vault or other building in which the bones of the dead are stored
CHARNEL HOUSES, noun. Plural of charnel house
Dictionary definition
CHARNEL, noun. A vault or building where corpses or bones are deposited.
CHARNEL, adjective. Gruesomely indicative of death or the dead; "a charnel smell came from the chest filled with dead men's bones"; "ghastly shrieks"; "the sepulchral darkness of the catacombs".
Wise words
The chief difference between words and deeds is that words
are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds
can be done only for God.