Cinerarium
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌsɪnəˈɹɛəɹi.əm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cinerarium is a noun meaning A place or receptacle for depositing the ashes of cremated people.
Meaning
A place or receptacle for depositing the ashes of cremated people.
Example Sentences
On a great marble cinerarium (or vase for human ashes) is an inscription.
After cremation the Khasi take the ashes of their dead to the clan cinerarium.
Relevant material is also covered on the containers for remains in those and in the entries on cineraria, columbaria, and urns.
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.
Word Forms
- cinerariums
- cineraria
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include columbarium, crematorium, crematory, repository, ossuary, mortuary.
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