columbarium

/ˌkɑlʌmˈbɛriəm/
noun
  1. A room or building with niches for storing funeral urns containing ashes of the dead.
    • The family placed her ashes in a columbarium at the cemetery.
    • Many modern columbariums are designed as peaceful gardens.
    • He visited the columbarium every year on the anniversary of his father's death.
  2. A niche or compartment in such a structure.
    • The columbarium was engraved with the names of the deceased.
    • She chose a columbarium near a window with a view of the trees.
    • Each columbarium can hold two urns side by side.
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