cinerariums
cinerariums is the plural of cinerarium.
Meaning of cinerarium
Noun
cinerarium (plural cinerariums or cineraria)
- A place or receptacle for depositing the ashes of cremated people.
- They were called ossuaria, from their containing bones,—cineraria, in reference to their containing ashes,—or ollæ, pots; these had generally a narrow pointed bottom.1842, Charles Wellbeloved, Eburacum, or York under the Romans, page 100
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- What is cinerariums the plural of?
- Cinerariums is the plural of cinerarium.
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