cinerarium
Urn storage vault
A cinerarium is a place for keeping the ashes of cremated bodies—typically a building, room, or vault with niches for urns.
The word comes from Latin for "ashes." A single niche may also be called a cinerarium: The family purchased a cinerarium at the memorial garden.
Decorative container for ashes
- ashesBurned matter's residue
- remainsContinues in place
- inurnmentPlacing ashes in urn
- cremainsIncinerated bodily remains
pyre · calcination · crematory · furnace · scattering · interment · disposition · vessel
Structure housing cremated remains
- mausoleumMonumental building for interment
- vaultSecure storage chamber
- cryptSubterranean burial vault
- nicheRecessed wall space
chamber · alcove · repository · memorial wall · ossuary · shrine · chapel · sanctuary
Act of honoring memory
- tributeOffering of respect
- plaqueInscribed memorial tablet
- inscriptionText permanently marked
- epitaphText honoring the deceased
monument · marker · nameplate · remembrance · dedication · honor · legacy · ancestors
Service honoring the dead
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- serviceAid or maintenance
- mourningPeriod following loss
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
bereavement · visitation · condolences · eulogy · prayers · offerings · incense · flowers
urn
Decorative container for ashes
cremains · pyre · calcination · crematory · furnace · scattering · interment · disposition · vessel · container
columbarium
Structure housing cremated remains
niche · chamber · alcove · repository · memorial wall · ossuary · shrine · chapel · sanctuary · building
commemoration
Act of honoring memory
- tributeOffering of respect
- plaqueInscribed memorial tablet
- inscriptionText permanently marked
epitaph · monument · marker · nameplate · remembrance · dedication · honor · legacy · ancestors · lineage
funeral
Service honoring the dead
grief · bereavement · visitation · condolences · eulogy · prayers · offerings · incense · flowers · vigil
cinerariumcemetery
Place for interring remains
graveyard · burial ground · tomb · mausoleum · cemetery plot