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Look up: mortuary

  1. Mortuary
    pertaining to the burial of the dead.
    Found on http://www.egyptartsite.com/glossary.htm

  2. mortuary
    [adj] - of or relating to or characteristic of death 2. [adj] - of or relating to a funeral
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. mortuary
    1)Pertaining to death or burial; 2)Room or building where dead bodies are kept temporarily for identification or burial formalities; morgue Category: Management in the public and private sector • a place where corpses are kept temporarily; room or building where dead bodies are kept temp...
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  4. Mortuary
    Mor'tu·a·ry noun ; plural Mortuaries . [ Late Latin mortuarium . See Mortuary , adjective ] 1. A sort of ecclesiastical heriot, a customary gift claimed by, and due to, the minister of a par...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/M/104

  5. Mortuary
    Mor'tu·a·ry adjective [ Latin mortuarius , from mortuus dead: confer French mortuaire . See Mortal .] Of or pertaining to the dead; as, mortuary monuments. Mortuary urn , an urn for holding the ashes of the dead.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/M/104

  6. mortuary
    Origin: LL. Mortuarium. See Mortuary. ... 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 t...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  7. mortuary
    adjective of or relating to a funeral
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  8. Mortuary
    • (a.) Of or pertaining to the dead; as, mortuary monuments. • (a.) A burial place; a place for the dead. • (a.) A place for the reception of the dead before burial; a deadhouse; a morgue. • (a.) A sort of ecclesiastical heriot, a customary gift claimed by, and due to, the minist...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  9. mortuary
    mortuary 1. Pertaining to death or funerals. 2. A place where dead bodies are kept until burial or cremation. Related 'death, dead; kill' units: -cide; lethal-; neci-; necro-; phono-; thanato-.
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  10. mortuary
    Type: Term Pronunciation: mōr′chū-ār′ē Definitions: 1. Relating to death or to burial. Synonyms: morgue
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio



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9 February 2012

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At 7.01pm on 9 February 1996, the IRA ended its 17-month ceasefire with a blast that rocked east London, injured more than 100 people, one critically, and thrust Northern Ireland back into political ferment. After one hour of shock and hectic checking with the security forces who, like the Government, were taken 'completely by surprise', Prime Minister John Major attacked the bombing as 'an appalling outrage'. He called upon Sinn Fein and the IRA to condemn unequivocally those who planted the bomb near South Quay railway station on the Isle of Dogs. read more

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