cremation

kriˈmeɪʃən

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Definition of cremation - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

funeralburning a dead body to ashes

Cremation is a common practice in many cultures.
The family chose cremation for their loved one.
Cremation reduces the body to ashes.

cremains

funeral pyre

incineration

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Origin of cremation

Latin, cremare (to burn)

Terms with cremation included in their meaning

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funeral home

funeral services

business offering burial and cremation services

funeral expenses

finance

costs paid for arranging and carrying out a burial or cremation ceremony

ash

cremation

human remains after cremation

scatter someone's ashes

cremation

spread cremated remains in a special place

urn

cremation

container for holding cremated remains

incineration

cremation

burning a body to ashes

mortician

funeral work

person who manages funerals and prepares bodies for burial or cremation

crematorium

cremation

furnace used to burn corpses to ashes

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French:crémation, ...
German:Einäscherung, ...
Italian:cremazione, ...
Spanish:cremación, ...
Portuguese:cremação, ...
Chinese:火葬, ...
Japanese:火葬, ...
Arabic:حرق الجثث, ...
Hebrew:שְׂרֵיפָה, ...
Russian:кремация, ...
Ukrainian:кремація, ...
Hindi:दाह संस्कार, ...
Bengali:দাহক্রিয়া, ...
Catalan:cremació, ...
Czech:kremace, ...
Danish:kremering, ...
Dutch:crematie, ...
Greek:αποτέφρωση, ...
Hungarian:hamvasztás, ...
Khmer:ការបូជាសព, ...
Korean:화장, ...
Persian:جسدسوزی, ...
Polish:kremacja, ...
Portuguese (BR):cremação, ...
Romanian:incinerare, ...
Swedish:kremering, ...
Thai:การฌาปนกิจ, ...
Turkish:kremasyon, ...
Vietnamese:hỏa táng, ...

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Definition of cremation - Reverso English Dictionary

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