mortuaries
Bodies await burial
Mortuaries are facilities where dead bodies are kept and prepared for burial or cremation.
The term covers both funeral homes, where viewings and services occur, and hospital or municipal facilities that store bodies temporarily: The body was taken to the county mortuary.
As an adjective, mortuary relates to death or burial: mortuary practices, mortuary science.
Body for dissection
- corpseDeceased human body
- deceasedNo longer living
- coronerPublic death investigator
- autopsyMedical examination after death
postmortem · body · remains · death certificate · next of kin · identification · cold storage · toe tag
Preserving dead bodies chemically
- formaldehydeColorless pungent preservative gas
- cosmeticsSkin-applied beauty substances
- dressingSauce for salads
- casketBurial container
coffin · shroud · viewing · presentation · preservation · refrigeration · arterial · cavity
Placing deceased underground
- cremationBurning the deceased
- intermentPutting a body underground
- inurnmentPlacing ashes in urn
- entombmentPlacing in a sepulcher
mausoleum · crypt · niche · scattering · repatriation · green burial · casket · urn
Service honoring the dead
- wakePath left in water
- vigilPurposeful nighttime wakefulness
- viewingAct of watching something
- visitationOfficial or formal visit
service · ceremony · rites · prayers · eulogy · requiem · procession · cortege
Funeral service professional
- funeral directorProfessional handling burial arrangements
- embalmerPreserves bodies chemically
- attendantOne who assists others
- technicianSkilled practical worker
pathologist · apprentice · licensure · certification · trade · vocation · service · transport
Gravely serious in mood
- hushedReduced to silence
- reverentFeeling profound respect
- dignifiedComposed and respectable
- quietLacking in sound
solemn · subdued · respectful · tranquil · serene · muted · still · peaceful
Small worship room
- viewing roomSpace for observing displays
- preparation roomSpace for advance work
- crematoriumCorpse incineration facility
- columbariumStructure housing cremated remains
reception area · storage · visitation room · embalming room · loading bay
cadaver
Body for dissection
autopsy · postmortem · body · remains · death certificate · next of kin · identification · cold storage · toe tag · body bag
embalming
Preserving dead bodies chemically
- formaldehydeColorless pungent preservative gas
- cosmeticsSkin-applied beauty substances
- dressingSauce for salads
casket · coffin · shroud · viewing · presentation · preservation · refrigeration · arterial · cavity · disinfection
burial
Placing deceased underground
entombment · mausoleum · crypt · niche · scattering · repatriation · green burial · casket · urn · vault
funeral
Service honoring the dead
visitation · service · ceremony · rites · prayers · eulogy · requiem · procession · cortege · pallbearers
undertaker
Funeral service professional
- funeral directorProfessional handling burial arrangements
- embalmerPreserves bodies chemically
- attendantOne who assists others
technician · pathologist · apprentice · licensure · certification · trade · vocation · service · transport
somber
Gravely serious in mood
quiet · solemn · subdued · respectful · tranquil · serene · muted · still · peaceful · formal
chapel
Small worship room
- viewing roomSpace for observing displays
- preparation roomSpace for advance work
- crematoriumCorpse incineration facility
columbarium · reception area · storage · visitation room · embalming room · loading bay
- funeralsfuneral, burial, cremation, casket, coffin
- church lawcanon law, church court, papal bull, papal bulls, papal decree
- religious duestithes, tithe, tenth, zakat
mortuariesmaternity wards
Hospital areas for childbirth
birthing centers · delivery rooms · nurseries · fertility clinics · maternity hospitals
mortuariesgyms
Indoor exercise facilities
fitness centers · dance halls · playgrounds · wellness centers · nurseries