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
- pachymeter
- pachynema
- pachyntic
- pachyodont
- pachyphyllous
- pachypodous
- pachysandra
- pachytene
- pachytic
- pacifarin
- pacifiable
- pacific
- Pacifica
- pacifically
- pacificate
- pacificating
- pacification
- pacificator
- pacificatory
- pacific blockade
- Pacific coaster
- Pacific Crest Trail
- Pacific diver
- Pacific dogwood
- Pacific Islander