Cinerarium

//ˌsɪnəˈɹɛəɹi.əm// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A place or receptacle for depositing the ashes of cremated people.

    "They were called ossuaria, from their containing bones,—cineraria, in reference to their containing ashes,—or ollæ, pots; these had generally a narrow pointed bottom."

  2. 2
    a niche for a funeral urn containing the ashes of the cremated dead wordnet

Synonyms

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columbariumcolumbarium

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"They were called ossuaria, from their containing bones,—cineraria, in reference to their containing ashes,—or ollæ, pots; these had generally a narrow pointed bottom."

Etymology

Latin cinerarium.

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