Cinerarium (Noun)
Meaning
A niche for a funeral urn containing the ashes of the cremated dead.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The funeral home offered custom cinerariums for families to honor their loved ones.
- She chose a beautifully crafted cinerarium to hold her grandmother's ashes in the columbarium.
- A cinerarium was purchased by the family as a final resting place for the deceased.
- The memorial garden featured a cinerarium wall where urns were placed for visitation.
- They selected a cinerarium from a local artist that matched their family's style and tradition.