columbarium
noun
col·um·bar·i·um
ˌkä-ləm-ˈber-ē-əm 
plural columbaria
ˌkä-ləm-ˈber-ē-ə
1
: a structure of vaults lined with recesses for cinerary urns
2
: a recess in a columbarium
Examples of columbarium in a Sentence
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Her remains are stored in one of a series of ornate lockers in the columbarium of a Buddhist temple in Hsinchu, second from the bottom, just a few feet away from my uncle, her son.
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Frank Shyong, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2024
Next to the chapel is a columbarium, a repository for the ashes of select members of the congregation.
—Ted Koppel, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2024
The challenges of life at Community First In the middle of Community First is a memorial garden with the ashes of dozens of residents who have died, their names etched into a granite columbarium.
—Lucy Tompkins Eli Durst, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2024
His grave is near the path dividing the southernmost section of the cemetery from the columbarium wall, where the urns are housed.
—David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Sep. 2023
For lack of a better option, both were placed in the columbarium, two more Does for the cemetery, and another story waiting to be told.
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David Reamer writes about Anchorage history, from murders and neighborhoods to churches and chinchillas.
—David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Sep. 2023
The license for the Eternity At Sea columbarium was not renewed in 1999 by the Oregon Mortuary and Cemetery Board.
—Jeastman, oregonlive, 29 Mar. 2023
The cemetery provides gravesite and columbarium facilities and various burial alternatives to roughly 235,000 veterans in San Diego County, according to the National Cemetery Administration.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2023
The owners opened the Eternity At Sea columbarium.
—Jeastman, oregonlive, 29 Mar. 2023
Frank Shyong, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2024
Next to the chapel is a columbarium, a repository for the ashes of select members of the congregation.
—Ted Koppel, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2024
The challenges of life at Community First In the middle of Community First is a memorial garden with the ashes of dozens of residents who have died, their names etched into a granite columbarium.
—Lucy Tompkins Eli Durst, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2024
His grave is near the path dividing the southernmost section of the cemetery from the columbarium wall, where the urns are housed.
—David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Sep. 2023
For lack of a better option, both were placed in the columbarium, two more Does for the cemetery, and another story waiting to be told.
Ask a historian
David Reamer writes about Anchorage history, from murders and neighborhoods to churches and chinchillas.
—David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Sep. 2023
The license for the Eternity At Sea columbarium was not renewed in 1999 by the Oregon Mortuary and Cemetery Board.
—Jeastman, oregonlive, 29 Mar. 2023
The cemetery provides gravesite and columbarium facilities and various burial alternatives to roughly 235,000 veterans in San Diego County, according to the National Cemetery Administration.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2023
The owners opened the Eternity At Sea columbarium.
—Jeastman, oregonlive, 29 Mar. 2023
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“Columbarium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/columbarium. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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