cen·o·taph[sen-uh-taf]
A sepulchral monument erected in memory of a deceased person whose body is buried elsewhere
col·um·bar·i·um [kol-uhm-bair-ee-uh]
A sepulchral vault or other structure with recesses in the walls to receive the ashes of the dead.
cremains[kri-meinz]
The ashes of a cremated corpse.
crypt[kript]
An underground vault or chamber, especially one beneath a church that is used as a burial place.
deathiversary [death-uh-vur-suh-ree]
The anniversary of someone's death
de·ce·dent [de-see-dent]
A dead person.
ep·i·taph [epi-taf]
1.a commemorative inscription on a tomb or mortuary monument about the person buried at that site.
2.a brief poem or other writing in praise of a deceased person.
in·urn [in-urn]
To put into an urn, esp. ashes after cremation.
mau·so·le·um[maw-suh-LEE-uhm]
A large stately tomb or a building housing such a tomb or several tombs.
The academic and scientific study of death. It investigates the circumstances surrounding a person's death, and larger social attitudes towards death such as ritual and memorialization.
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