Definition of Charnel. Meaning of Charnel. Synonyms of Charnel
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Definition of Charnel
Charnel Charnel Char"nel, a. [F. charnel carnal, fleshly, fr. L.
carnalis. See Carnal.]
Containing the bodies of the dead. ``Charnel vaults.'
--Milton.
Charnel house, a tomb, vault, cemetery, or other place
where the bones of the dead are deposited; originally, a
place for the bones thrown up when digging new graves in
old burial grounds.
Charnel Charnel Char"nel, n.
A charnel house; a grave; a cemetery.
In their proud charnel of Thermopyl[ae]. --Byron.
