Cinerarium
/ˌsɪnəˈɹɛəɹi.əm/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 a niche for a funeral urn containing the ashes of the cremated dead wordnet
Example
More examples"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.