cinerarium

American  

[sin-uh-rair-ee-uhm] / ˌsɪn əˈrɛər i əm /

noun

• cineraria
  plural

1. a place for depositing the ashes of the dead after cremation.

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cinerarium British  

/ ˌsɪnəˈrɛərɪəm /

noun

1. a place for keeping the ashes of the dead after cremation

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• cinerary
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• cineraria
  plural

Etymology

Origin of cinerarium

From Latin, dating back to 1875–80; see origin at cineraria, -arium

Example Sentences

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cinerarium cineraria

Those of the first had no value; the second contained a gold ring without its267 stone,—which was found, however, in the third cinerarium; a most extraordinary circumstance.

From Pagan and Christian Rome by Rodolfo Amedeo Lanciani

But it was the lush red cineraria and the harsh Red Flag that really bloomed in Rome.

From Time Magazine Archive

The ground was enamelled with lilies, the helianthus and cineraria flourished, and the deep-green leaves and blue blossom of the lupin contrasted with the prickly stem and scarlet flower of the euphorbia.

From The Englishwoman in America by Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) Bird

Having thus finished with the cineraria and their contents, the exploration of the tomb itself was resumed.

From Pagan and Christian Rome by Rodolfo Amedeo Lanciani

This theory is confirmed by discoveries in the prehistoric cemeteries of the Viminal and Esquiline hills, which contain coffins as well as cineraria, or ash-urns.

From Pagan and Christian Rome by Rodolfo Amedeo Lanciani

Sow seeds of greenhouse and hothouse plants; also the different sorts of tender annuals; pot off those sown last month; sow cineraria for the earliest bloom; also Chinese primulas.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" by Various