Dictionary

cinerarium en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌsɪnəˈɹɛəɹi.əm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˌsɪnəˈɹɛɹi.əm/ (General-American)

Etymology

Latin cinerarium.

Meanings

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. 1842, Charles Wellbeloved, Eburacum, or York under the Romans, page 100:
   • On a great marble cinerarium (or vase for human ashes) is an inscription. 1881, John Henry Parker, The Via Sacra. Excavations in Rome from 1438 to 1882, page 156:
   • After cremation the Khasi take the ashes of their dead to the clan cinerarium. 1918, William James Perry, The Megalithic Culture of Indonesia, page 42:
   • Relevant material is also covered on the containers for remains in those and in the entries on cineraria, columbaria, and urns. 2016, Lewis H. Mates, Encyclopedia of Cremation:

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Relateds

ossuary · ustrina · ustrina · cinerary · ustrinum · columbarium · bone ash