cremation
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cremation
- /kɹɪˈmeɪʃən/
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin cremātiō, cremātiōnis; equivalent to cremate + -ion.
noun cremations
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A burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse.
Cremation removes a significant amount of "closure" from the process of death.
Similar: incineration
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: crematorium, incineration, incinerator, burning, death, dead, incremation, committal, combustion, deathcare, interment, inurnment, burial, inhumation, sepulture, funeral rite
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noun burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse
| Español | cremación |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 화장 hwajang, 소각 sogak |
| 日本語 | 火葬 kasō |
| 中文 | 火葬 huǒzàng |
| हिन्दी | अग्निदाह agnidāh |
| Português | cremação |
| Français | crémation |
| Deutsch | Einäscherung, Feuerbestattung, Kremation, Kremierung, Leichenverbrennung |
| Italiano | cremazione |
| Ελληνικά | αποτέφρωση apotéfrosi |
| Română | incinerare, cremațiune |
| Русский | крема́ция kremácija |
| עברית | משרפה \ מִשׂרָפָה misrafá |
Talk about this word "cremation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cremation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cremation. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cremation "cremation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cremation.Cite this
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title = {cremation},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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