MEANING
Relating to ashes, especially cremated human remains, commonly describing containers for them.
Use it for
Cremated remains, archaeological finds, containers for the dead.Specify what an urn contains instead of relying on its appearance.
Words that belong together
- cinerary urn
- cinerary jar
- cinerary vessel
On the page
The cinerary urn had been sealed with a plain stone lid.
Fragments of a cinerary vessel lay among the floor tiles.
Each niche held one cinerary urn and a small bronze label.
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Word forms
- Base
- cinerary
Usage notes
Primary category: gothic. Uncommon funerary term, most natural with urns or containers; not a general word for dusty or gray. Non-gradable relational adjective.
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