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columbarium

noun
/ˌkɒləmˈbɛəɹi.əm/UK/ˌkɑləmˈbɛri.əm/US

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin columbārium, from columba (“pigeon”) + -ārium (“place for”).

  1. borrowed from columbārium

Definitions

  1. A columbary, especially a large and architecturally impressive one for housing a large…

    A columbary, especially a large and architecturally impressive one for housing a large colony of pigeons or doves, such as those in ancien régime France.

    • Meronym: pigeonhole
    • Near-synonyms: dovecote, pigeon loft
    • Their sides present the well-known appearance of the Roman columbaria (dove-cotes), but with the important difference, that they are adapted to contain coffins instead of urns, the holes being about 2 feet square and 6 feet deep.

  2. A pigeonhole in such a dovecote.

  3. A building, a vault or a similar place for the respectful and usually public storage of…

    A building, a vault or a similar place for the respectful and usually public storage of cinerary urns containing cremated remains.

    • The columbarium (vaults lined with recesses for cinerary urns) in the form of a grotto (a cave-like structure) is the centerpiece of the Elks plot.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A niche in such a building for housing urns.

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