charnel
納骨堂
解説 Definition
遺骨を埋蔵または保管する場所のこと。納骨堂や遺骨堂を指す。
A charnel is a place where bones or dead bodies are kept, often after being moved from graves. The word is old-fashioned or literary and is usually connected with churches, graveyards, or historical settings.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
まず charnel house という塊で覚えると定着しやすい。単独で見るより、『骨や遺体が集められた薄暗い場所』という情景で記憶する語。carnage（大虐殺）や carnal など、肉体や死を連想させる重い語感の仲間として置くと忘れにくい。cemetery や graveyard が一般的な墓地、mausoleum が立派な霊廟なのに対し、charnel はもっと陰気で文学的。crypt, bones, remains, skulls などと一緒に出たらこの語を疑うとよい。
The easiest way to remember it is as the set phrase `charnel house`. It has a dark, literary feeling, so connect it with words like `bones`, `remains`, `crypt`, and `skulls`. That helps separate it from more general words like `cemetery` or `graveyard`.
例文
The charnel house beneath the cathedral stored the remains of ancient monks.
大聖堂の下の納骨堂は古い修道士の遺骨を保管していた。
During the excavation, they discovered a medieval charnel with hundreds of skeletons.
発掘中に、彼らは数百の遺骨が安置された中世の納骨堂を発見した。
The charnel had been sealed for centuries before archaeologists opened it.
その納骨堂は考古学者に開かれるまで、何世紀も封じられていた。
charnel の類義語・関連語
charnel の語源・成り立ち Etymology
charnel は古フランス語 charnel を経て、後期ラテン語 carnale・carnarium、さらにラテン語 caro / carnis「肉」にさかのぼります。もとは「肉体に関わる場所」という感覚で、遺体や骨を納める納骨堂を指すようになりました。関連語に carnal、carnage があります。
Charnel came from Old French and Late Latin, ultimately from Latin caro or carnis, meaning "flesh." It first referred to a place connected with dead bodies, especially a building where bones were stored. The word keeps the old sense of "flesh" even though it later became closely linked with death and burial. Related English words include carnal and carnage.
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