Columbaria

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Columbarium \Col`um*ba"ri*um\, n.; pl. L. {Columbaria} [L. See
     {Columbary}.] (Rom. Antiq.)
     (a) A dovecote or pigeon house.
     (b) A sepulchral chamber with niches for holding cinerary
         urns.
         [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  columbaria
       See {columbarium}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  columbarium
       n 1: a niche for a funeral urn containing the ashes of the
            cremated dead [syn: {cinerarium}]
       2: a sepulchral vault or other structure having recesses in the
          walls to receive cinerary urns
       [also: {columbaria} (pl)]