시신을 매장하거나 화장하기 전까지 임시로 보관하는 장소인 영안실이나 시체 안치소.
A room or building, often in a hospital, where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation.
예문:
"The body was taken to the city mortuary for a post-mortem examination."
"A modern mortuary must be equipped with advanced refrigeration systems."
과거에 유족이 고인의 유산 중 일부를 교구 목사에게 관습적으로 바치던 보시나 납입금.
A gift or payment formerly claimed by a parish priest from the estate of a deceased person.
예문:
"The medieval church records show the receipt of a horse as a mortuary."
"Disputes over the value of the mortuary were common between families and the clergy."
죽은 사람의 매장이나 장례 의식, 또는 묘비나 기념비 등과 관련된.
Relating to the burial of the dead or to the ceremonies and monuments associated with death.
예문:
"The museum displays a variety of mortuary art from ancient civilizations."
"Archaeologists are studying the mortuary practices of the indigenous tribes."