| actuary | (noun) someone versed in the collection and interpretation of numerical data (especially someone who uses statistics to calculate insurance premiums) | Synonyms: statistician |
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| antiquary | (noun) an expert or collector of antiquities | Synonyms: antiquarian, archaist |
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| estuary | (noun) the wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix | - |
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| mortuary | (adjective) of or relating to a funeral | - |
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| (adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of death | - |
| (noun) a building (or room) where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation | Synonyms: dead room, morgue |
| obituary | (noun) a notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography | Synonyms: necrology, obit |
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| ossuary | (noun) any receptacle for the burial of human bones | - |
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| reliquary | (noun) a container where religious relics are stored or displayed (especially relics of saints) | - |
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| residuary | (adjective) relating to or indicating a remainder | Synonyms: residual |
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| (adjective) entitled to the residue of an estate (after payment of debts and specific gifts) | - |
| sanctuary | (noun) area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing | Synonyms: bema, chancel |
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| (noun) a shelter from danger or hardship | Synonyms: asylum, refuge |
| (noun) a consecrated place where sacred objects are kept | - |
| statuary | (adjective) of or relating to or suitable for statues | - |
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| (noun) statues collectively | - |
| sumptuary | (adjective) regulating or controlling expenditure or personal behavior | - |
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| usufructuary | (adjective) of or relating to the nature of a usufruct | - |
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| (noun) someone who holds property by usufruct | - |
| voluptuary | (adjective) displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses | Synonyms: epicurean, luxuriant, luxurious, sybaritic, voluptuous |
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| (noun) a person addicted to luxury and pleasures of the senses | Synonyms: sybarite |