columbarium
nounHow many syllables in columbarium?
There are 5 syllables in the word columbarium.How to pronounce columbarium:
Definition of columbarium:
- columbarium (noun):
- a structure of vaults lined with recesses for cinerary urns
- noun. a sepulchral vault or other structure having recesses in the walls to receive cinerary urns.
Synonyms for columbarium:
burial
burial vault
catacomb
cemetery
charnel
charnel house
churchyard
cinerarium
columbary
crypt
dovecote
grave
graveyard
mausoleum
sepulcher
sepulchre
sepulture
tomb
vault
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