cinerarium
/ˌsɪnəˈrɛːrɪəm
/noun (plural cinerariums)
A place where a cinerary urn is kept.Nostell has three Roman cinerariums - elaborately carved marble boxes for storing the ashes of the deceased....
- And in many Korean dioceses the cinerarium has started to edge out traditional cemeteries.
- The 1 p.m. ceremony will be held at the cinerarium on Laney Walker Boulevard.
Origin
Late 19th century: from late Latin, neuter (used as a noun) of cinerarius 'of ashes'.
Rhymes
- absonant
- absonous
- absorb
- absorbability
- absorbable
- absorbance
- absorbancy
- absorbative
- absorbed dose
- absorbedly
- absorbedness
- absorbefacient
- absorbency
- absorbent
- absorbent cotton
- absorber
- absorbing
- absorbingly
- absorbition
- absorptance
- absorptiometer
- absorptiometric
- absorptiometrically
- absorptiometry
- absorption