cremation
nounattested in dialogue
- //kɹɪˈmeɪʃən//
A burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse.
noun
- 1
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.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cremātiō, cremātiōnis; equivalent to cremate + -ion.
Forms
- plural
- cremations
creeping · The act of something that creeps.creeps · A sensation that objects are crawling on one's skin.creepy · Moving by creeping along.
cremation · A burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse.
crescent · The figure of the moon as it appears between its first or…Crescent · A number of places in the United States: A census-designated…crest · The summit of a hill or mountain ridge.