Definition of "ossuary" []

• A container or receptacle, such as an urn or a vault, for holding the bones of the dead. (noun)

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• "Another interesting note about the ossuary is that if you want to take photos, you have to pay an additional fee."
• "It turns out that the ossuary is from the correct era, archaeologists say, but the Aramaic inscription on its side - "James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus" - was a relatively recent addition."
• "An 'ossuary' is a stone box in which bones previously laid out in rock-cut tombs, such as those in the Gospels, were placed after they were retrieved by relatives or followers."