Definition of Charnel
Char´nel
a.
1.
Containing
the
bodies
of
the
dead
.
Charnel house
a
tomb
,
vault
,
cemetery
,
or
other
place
where
the
bones
of
the
dead
are
deposited
;
originally
,
a
place
for
the
bones
thrown
up
when
digging
new
graves
in
old
burial
grounds
.
n.
1.
A
charnel
house
;
a
grave
;
a
cemetery
.
In
their
proud
charnel
of
Thermopylæ.
- Byron.
Related Words
ghastly
,
offensive
,
sepulchral
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