cinerarium

• Ein Behältnis, Raum oder Fach zur Aufbewahrung einer Urne mit der Asche eines Verstorbenen, oft in einer Grabstätte oder einem Kolumbarium.

A noun referring to a niche or compartment designed to hold a funeral urn containing the cremated remains of the deceased.

1. Niche for cremated remainsC2formal

   A small recess or compartment designed to hold a funeral urn containing the ashes of a cremated person.

   Nische für die Asche

   • The family placed the urn in a marble cinerarium at the columbarium.
   • Ancient Roman cinerariums were often decorated with intricate carvings.
   • The ashes were interred in a cinerarium within the mausoleum.