cinerary
Pertaining to ashes
Cinerary describes things related to ashes, specifically the ashes of cremated bodies.
A cinerary urn holds cremated remains; a cinerary vessel serves the same purpose.
The word appears almost exclusively in formal or technical contexts such as funeral services, archaeology, and museum descriptions of ancient burial artifacts.
Burned matter's residue
- urnDecorative container for ashes
- pyreFuneral burning heap
- cremainsIncinerated bodily remains
- flamesVisible burning combustion
burning · calcination · immolation · combustion · fire · embers · crematorium · crematory
Decorative container for ashes
- containerThing for storing items
- reliquaryContainer for sacred remains
- ossuaryReceptacle for skeletal remains
- potteryFired clay objects
ceramics · vase · columbarium · niche · keepsake · memorial · receptacle · lid
Formal ceremonial acts
- pyreFuneral burning heap
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- libationCeremonial drink offering
- offeringSomething presented or given
ancestors · veneration · incense · scattering · vigil · procession · prayers · chanting
Placing deceased underground
- intermentPutting a body underground
- memorialThing preserving remembrance
- funeralService honoring the dead
- cemeteryPlace for interring remains
mausoleum · graveside · procession · eulogy · obituary · requiem · dirge · wake
Thing preserving remembrance
- tributeOffering of respect
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
- legacyWhat's passed down
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
keepsake · memento · heirloom · homage · shrine · altar · photograph · inscription
ashes
Burned matter's residue
flames · burning · calcination · immolation · combustion · fire · embers · crematorium · crematory · furnace
urn
Decorative container for ashes
- containerThing for storing items
- reliquaryContainer for sacred remains
- ossuaryReceptacle for skeletal remains
pottery · ceramics · vase · columbarium · niche · keepsake · memorial · receptacle · lid · inscription
rites
Formal ceremonial acts
offering · ancestors · veneration · incense · scattering · vigil · procession · prayers · chanting · tradition
burial
Placing deceased underground
- intermentPutting a body underground
- memorialThing preserving remembrance
- funeralService honoring the dead
cemetery · mausoleum · graveside · procession · eulogy · obituary · requiem · dirge · wake · condolences
memorial
Thing preserving remembrance
- tributeOffering of respect
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
- legacyWhat's passed down
ancestors · keepsake · memento · heirloom · homage · shrine · altar · photograph · inscription · plaque
cinerarysepulchral
Relating to burial chambers
burial · interment · inhumation · entombment · burial plot
incinerate, incinerator, incineration, incinerated, incinerating, cinerarium