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cinerarium

 
Dictionary: cin·e·rar·i·um   (sĭn'ə-râr'ē-əm) pronunciation
n., pl., -i·a (-ē-ə).
A place for keeping the ashes of a cremated body.

[Latin cinerārium, from neuter of cinerārius, of ashes, from cinis, ciner-, ashes.]

cinerary cin'er·ar'y (sĭn'ə-rĕr'ē) adj.

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noun

    A burial place or receptacle for human remains: catacomb, crypt, grave, mausoleum, ossuary, sepulcher, sepulture, tomb, vault. See keep/release, place.

Architecture: cinerarium
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A depository for urns containing the ashes of the dead.


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A Roman container for cremated remains, often in the shape of a box and usually made of marble. The name of the deceased was typically inscribed in a panel on one side while the other faces were decorated with garlands.

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a place to receive the ashes of the cremated dead
Translations: Cinerary
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - grav-, aske-

Français (French)
adj. - cinéraire

Deutsch (German)
adj. - Aschen-

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - τεφρώδης, της τέφρας

Italiano (Italian)
cinerario

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - cinerário

Русский (Russian)
предназначенный для праха

Español (Spanish)
adj. - cinerario

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - ask-

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
灰的, 放灰的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 灰的, 放灰的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 재의, 유골의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 灰の, 灰入れの

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮של אפר (המת)‬


 
 
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