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Mortuary vs Mausoleum - What's the difference?

mortuary | mausoleum |

As nouns the difference between mortuary and mausoleum

is that mortuary is a place where dead bodies are stored prior to burial or cremation while mausoleum is a large stately tomb or a building housing such a tomb or several tombs.

As an adjective mortuary

is of, or relating to death or a funeral; funereal.

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)

    mausoleum

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A large stately tomb or a building housing such a tomb or several tombs.
  • A gloomy, usually large room or building.

    • Derived terms

    * mausoleal * mausolean