CINERARIUM

columbarium, cinerarium

(noun) a niche for a funeral urn containing the ashes of the cremated dead

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cinerarium (plural cineraria)

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

Source: Wiktionary



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