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Bustum

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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was a place appointed for burning the bodies of the dead among the ancient Romans. The Bustum was in the immediate neighborhood of the place of sepulture, that when the body was consumed the ashes might be interred. (See CREMATION).

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Bustum'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​b/bustum.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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