1. a structure with niches for holding urns containing cremated remains
2. a dovecote or pigeon house
Usage: historical; architectural

Examples

• The cemetery’s new columbarium provides a peaceful resting place for cremated remains.
• Families can visit the columbarium to pay respects to their loved ones.
• Each niche in the columbarium holds a single urn.
• The memorial garden features a beautiful granite columbarium.
• The ancient Roman columbarium housed hundreds of burial urns.
• The medieval monastery included a columbarium for raising pigeons.
• Archaeologists discovered a well-preserved columbarium from the first century.