columbarium (redirected from columbaries)

col·um·bar·i·um  (klm-bâr-m) also col·um·bar·y (klm-br)

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.

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[Latin columbrium, sepulchre for urns, dovecote, from columba, dove.]

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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]

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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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	columbarium - a birdhouse for pigeons               columbary, dovecote birdhouse - a shelter for birds
	2.	columbarium - a niche for a funeral urn containing the ashes of the cremated dead cinerarium niche, recess - an enclosure that is set back or indented
	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)