cinerary
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of cinerary
1740–50; < New Latin cinerārius; see cineraria
Example Sentences
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They’re cinerary jars, crafted by British ceramist Julian Stair to hold human remains.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 13, 2017
One is an early Roman vessel used as a cinerary urn; another, a group of 20th-century Venetian glass designs by the Italian architect Carlo Scarpa, was on view last winter.
From New York Times ● Jul. 10, 2014
The cinerary urns were usually found to have been either of terra-cotta or of bronze,—seldom, however, of the latter material.
From Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia by Ballou, Maturin Murray
These inferiæ, or rites, could be celebrated easily if the loculus and the cinerary urn were near the ground, while ladders were required to reach the upper tiers.
From Pagan and Christian Rome by Lanciani, Rodolfo Amedeo
More than two hundred Gallic sepulchres and cinerary urns have been brought to light.
From Rheims and the Battles for its Possession Illustrated Michelin Guides to the Battle-Fields (1914-1918) by Various
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