COLUMBARIUM

columbarium

(noun) a sepulchral vault or other structure having recesses in the walls to receive cinerary urns

columbarium, cinerarium

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

dovecote, columbarium, columbary

(noun) a birdhouse for pigeons

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

columbarium (plural columbariums or columbaria)

(historical) A large, sometimes architecturally impressive building for housing a large colony of pigeons or doves, particularly those of ancien regime France.

Synonym: dovecote

A pigeonhole in such a dovecote.

A building, a vault or a similar place for the respectful and usually public storage of cinerary urns containing cremated remains.

Synonym: cinerarium

A niche in such a building for housing urns.

Source: Wiktionary


Col`um*ba"ri*um, n.; pl. L. Columbaria Etym: [L. See Columbary.] (Rom. Antiq.) (a) A dovecote or pigeon house. (b) A sepulchral chamber with niches for holding cinerary urns.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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