English noun: columbarium | |||
1. | columbarium (artifact) a birdhouse for pigeons | ||
Synonyms | columbary, dovecote | ||
Broader (hypernym) | birdhouse | ||
2. | columbarium (artifact) a niche for a funeral urn containing the ashes of the cremated dead | ||
Synonyms | cinerarium | ||
Broader (hypernym) | niche, recess | ||
3. | columbarium (artifact) a sepulchral vault or other structure having recesses in the walls to receive cinerary urns | ||
Broader (hypernym) | burial vault, vault | ||