columbarium

noun

col·um·bar·i·um ˌkä-ləm-ˈber-ē-əm

plural columbaria ˌkä-ləm-ˈber-ē-ə

Synonyms of columbarium next

: a structure of vaults lined with recesses for cinerary urns

: a recess in a columbarium

Examples of columbarium in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In 2019, the group bought a columbarium with 96 niches to inter ashes for other kinds of service dogs. —

Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 29 Apr. 2024 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. —

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 See all Example Sentences for columbarium

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