col·um·bar·i·um (k l  m-bâr  -m) also col·um·bar·y (klm-b r)n. pl. col·um·bar·i·a (- -) also col·um·bar·ies 1. a. A vault with niches for urns containing ashes of the dead. b. One of the niches in such a vault. 2. a. A dovecote. b. A pigeonhole in a dovecote. [Latin columb  rium, sepulchre for urns, dovecote, from columba, dove.] |
columbarium [ˌkɒləmˈbɛərɪəm]
n pl -ia [-ɪə]
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) another name for a dovecote
2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a vault having niches for funeral urns
3. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a hole in a wall into which a beam is inserted
[from Latin, from columba dove]
columbarium
a vault where the remains of cremated bodies are kept, usually in one of a number of recesses in a wall.
See also: Burial, Death
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  columbarium - a birdhouse for pigeons birdhouse - a shelter for birds |
| 2. |  columbarium - a niche for a funeral urn containing the ashes of the cremated dead | |
| 3. | columbarium - a sepulchral vault or other structure having recesses in the walls to receive cinerary urns burial vault, vault - a burial chamber (usually underground) |
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