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Funerary vs Mortuary - What's the difference?

funerary | mortuary |

As adjectives the difference between funerary and mortuary

is that funerary is of or relating to a funeral while mortuary is of, or relating to death or a funeral; funereal.

As a noun mortuary is

a place where dead bodies are stored prior to burial or cremation.

funerary

English

Adjective

  • Of or relating to a funeral.
  • mortuary

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • of, or relating to death or a funeral; funereal
  • Noun

    (mortuaries)
  • a place where dead bodies are stored prior to burial or cremation
  • a morgue
  • (historical) A sort of ecclesiastical heriot, a customary gift claimed by, and due to, the minister of a parish on the death of a parishioner.
  • Synonyms

    * (ecclesiastical heriot)