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charnel meaning and definition

Definition and meaning of charnel at MeaningMonkey.org. charnel meaning and definition in the English Dictionary.

CHARNEL noun

Definition of charnel (noun)

  1. a vault or building where corpses or bones are deposited

CHARNEL adjective

Definition of charnel (adjective)

  1. 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"
    • synonyms: ghastly, sepulchral
Source: Princeton University Wordnet

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