columbarium
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columbarium
- /ˌkɒləmˈbɛəɹi.əm/ UK
- /ˌkɑləmˈbɛri.əm/ US
Rhymes with -ɛəɹiəm
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Borrowed from Latin columbārium, from columba (“pigeon”) + -ārium (“place for”).
noun columbariums · columbaria
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A columbary, especially a large and architecturally impressive one for housing a large colony of pigeons or doves, such as those in ancien régime France.
Meronym: pigeonhole
Similar: dovecote, pigeon loft
- A pigeonhole in such a dovecote.
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A building, a vault or a similar place for the respectful and usually public storage of cinerary urns containing cremated remains.
We have seen how it is originally language which works on the construction of concepts, a labor taken over in later ages by science. Just as the bee simultaneously constructs cells and fills them with honey, so science works unceasingly on this great columbarium of concepts, the graveyard of percept
Similar: cinerarium
- A niche in such a building for housing urns.
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noun a building for housing a large colony of pigeons or doves
| Español | palomar |
|---|---|
| Português | columbário, pombal |
| Deutsch | Taubenhaus, Taubenschlag, Kolumbarium, Columbarium |
| Italiano | colombario |
| Ελληνικά | περιστερώνας peristerónas |
| Română | porumbar |
| Русский | голубя́тня golubjátnja |
noun a place for the respectful and usually public storage of cinerary urns
| Español | columbario |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 納骨堂 nōkotsudō |
| 中文 | 納骨塔 /纳骨塔 nàgǔtǎ, 骨灰安置所, 骨灰龕場 /骨灰龛场, 靈灰閣 /灵灰阁 |
| Português | columbário |
| Français | columbarium |
| Deutsch | Urnenhalle, Kolumbarium, Columbarium |
| Italiano | colombario |
| Ελληνικά | τεφροφυλάκιο tefrofylákio, κολουμβάριο koloumvário |
| Română | columbar |
| Русский | колумба́рий kolumbárij |
Talk about this word "columbarium." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/columbarium. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. columbarium. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/columbarium "columbarium." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/columbarium.Cite this
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title = {columbarium},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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