noun
columbarium
Columbarium (noun) means a large, grand building built to house many pigeons or doves.
noun
1
A large, grand building built to house many pigeons or doves.
"Doves were culticly protected; great towers were built for them in which they could nest; they were called columbaria (columba is the Latin word for dove)."
— Leonard Swidler, Biblical Affirmations of Woman (1979)
2
One small compartment inside such a birdhouse.
3
A building or vault where urns holding a dead person's ashes are kept.
"The columbarium (vaults lined with recesses for cinerary urns) in the form of a grotto (a cave-like structure) is the centerpiece of the Elks plot."
— Douglas Keister, Stories in Stone (2004)
4
A small recess in such a building that holds an urn.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin columbārium, formed from columba (“pigeon”) and -ārium (“place for”).
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What is the meaning of columbarium?
"columbarium" (noun) means a large, grand building built to house many pigeons or doves.
What is another word for columbarium?
Other words for "columbarium" include dovecote, cinerarium, columbary.
What are the different meanings of columbarium?
"columbarium" has 3 main meanings: 1. A large, grand building built to house many pigeons or doves; 2. One small compartment inside such a birdhouse; 3. A building or vault where urns holding a dead person's ashes are kept.
