dakhma

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Synonyms: dokhma, dakhla

Antonyms: dokhma, dakhla

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|Zoroastrianism}} {{synonym of|en|tower of silence|t=a [[low#Adjective|low]], [[cylindrical]], [[open-top]]ped [[tower#Noun|tower]] where [[Zoroastrian#Noun|Zoroastrians]] [[place#Verb|place]] the [[body#Noun|bodies]] of [[deceased#Adjective|deceased]] [[person#Noun|people]] to [[disintegrate]] from [[exposure]] and [[consumption]] by [[carrion]] [[bird#Noun|birds]] such as [[vulture#Noun|vultures]], the [[remaining#Adjective|remaining]] [[bone#Noun|bones]] being [[keep#Verb|kept]] in an [[ossuary]]}}.

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