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cremation
[ kri-mey-shuhn ]
noun
- the act of reducing a dead body to ashes by fire, especially as a funeral rite:
The others in the family want to have a private cremation, followed by a memorial service where we scatter the ashes.
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of cremation1
Example Sentences
Sue, 64, North Wales, says she was only able to invite nine other guests to his cremation.
“The way Nick forges his metals is special,†said Kevin Napoli, who purchased two of Berkofsky’s kitchen knives and a pair of cremation lockets for him and his son to carry his father’s ashes.
Mourners turned out across the capital to pay their respects as Singh's coffin, flanked by an honour guard, was taken through the city to the cremation grounds.
A senior army officer told us his team had recovered seven bodies that day and we watched their mass cremation from a distance.
She is getting ready to make her own burial shroud because she is concerned about the environmental impact of traditional burials and cremations.
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