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cinera·ry

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. cineraryadjective

    containing or used for ashes of the cremated dead

    "a cinerary urn"

Wiktionary

  1. cineraryadjective

    Of, pertaining to, or containing ashes, especially those of a cremated person.

Wikipedia

  1. cinerary

    Cremation is a method of final disposition of a dead body through burning.Cremation may serve as a funeral or post-funeral rite and as an alternative to burial. In some countries, including India and Nepal, cremation on an open-air pyre is an ancient tradition. Starting in the 19th century, cremation was introduced or reintroduced into other parts of the world. In modern times, cremation is commonly carried out with a closed furnace (cremator), at a crematorium. Cremation leaves behind an average of 2.4 kg (5.3 lbs) of remains known as "ashes" or "cremains". This is not all ash but includes unburnt fragments of bone mineral, which are commonly ground into powder. They do not constitute a health risk and may be buried, interred in a memorial site, retained by relatives or scattered in various ways.

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  1. cinerary

    "Cinerary" is an adjective that refers to the ashes of a cremated body. It is often used in context of containers or objects designed to hold these ashes, such as a cinerary urn or a monument that houses these containers. Essentially, it is associated with anything related to the preservation or storage of ashes post-cremation.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Cineraryadjective

    pertaining to ashes; containing ashes

  2. Etymology: [L. cinerarius, fr. cinis ashes.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Cinerary

    sin′e-ra-ri, adj. pertaining to ashes.—ns. Cinerā′tion; Cinerāt′or; Cinē′rea, gray or cellular, as distinguished from white or fibrous, nerve tissue.—adjs. Cinē′real; Cinē′reous, ashy-gray; Cineres′cent, becoming ashy-gray; Cineri′tious, ashy-gray: pertaining to gray nerve tissue. [L. cinereus, ashy—cinis, cineris, ashes.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of cinerary in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of cinerary in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3


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