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cremation

cremation

23 4.3
The burning of a dead body until it becomes ashes, usually as part of a funeral
  • noun
  • /kriˈmeɪʃən/
translation icon : cremación
  • After the cremation, the ashes were placed in an urn that the family could keep at home.
  • cremation rather than burial
  • cremation site
  • cremation grounds

Yo, Theo, this is Rebecca from Palm Desert regarding cremation and burial.

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Examples

  • So cremation for me is the simplest, least expensive option.

  • We performed Mother's last rites in a small cremation ground right there in Usgaon.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • I have also had my cremation paid for in advance.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • I'd like a cremation as soon as possible.

    Suburban Sasquatch (2004)

  • The body is then carried on a litter from the household in the village to the cremation site.

    Academic text (2007)

  • I will leave the details of the cremation to you, Mr Clemens.

    Alien³ (1992)

  • Last winter, I had to visit the mortuary almost daily to fill out cremation forms.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • When the parade arrives at the cremation site, the pyre is prepared.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Many are interred for months or years until the family can raise money for the cremation rite.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Any human remains or cremations that are unearthed shall be treated with respect and dignity.

    Academic text (1990)

Synonyms

incineration
vscremation
  • Specialized
5 6.4

Burning waste completely until only ash remains

is the funeral practice of burning a dead body to ashes

Antonyms

burial
172 3.5

The act of placing a dead body in a grave, often with a ceremony

Compounds

cremation chamber
1 6.2

A hot oven or room where a dead body is burned to ashes

Surface Forms

cremation singular
cremations plural

Morphology

cremation = cremate (transparent) = cremate + ion

Standard nominalization: 'cremate' (verb) + '-ion' yields the process/result noun 'cremation', which learners can derive from the verb.

Etymology

Cremation comes from the Latin verb cremare, which means 'to burn'. So, cremation is the burning of a dead body to make ashes, and that is why the word means this funeral practice today.