Cinerarium vs. Columbarium

Cinerariumnoun

A place or receptacle for depositing the ashes of cremated people.

Cinerariumnoun

a niche for a funeral urn containing the ashes of the cremated dead

Columbariumnoun

(historical) A large, sometimes architecturally impressive building for housing a large colony of pigeons or doves, particularly those of ancien regime France.

Columbariumnoun

A pigeonhole in such a dovecote.

Columbariumnoun

A building, a vault or a similar place for the respectful and usually public storage of cinerary urns containing cremated remains.

Columbariumnoun

A niche in such a building for housing urns.

Columbariumnoun

A dovecote or pigeon house.

Columbariumnoun

a niche for a funeral urn containing the ashes of the cremated dead

Columbariumnoun

a sepulchral vault or other structure having recesses in the walls to receive cinerary urns

Columbarium

A columbarium (; pl. columbaria) is a structure for the respectful and usually public storage of funerary urns, holding cremated remains of the deceased.