crematorium

[ kree-muh-tawr-ee-uhm, -tohr-, krem-uh- ]

noun

plural crematoriums, crematoria

1. a crematory.

crematorium

/ ˌkrɛməˈtɔːrɪəm /

noun

1. a building in which corpses are cremated

Word History and Origins

Origin of crematorium¹

1875–80; Latinization of crematory; -tory ²

Example Sentences

As well as owning vet practices and Vets Now, IVC has 24 referral centres handling cases too complex for High Street vets - plus 65 veterinary hospitals, diagnostic laboratories, pet crematoriums and an online pharmacy.

From BBC

I distinctly remember the heat and fumes from 37 funeral pyres burning simultaneously under the April sun at a Delhi crematorium.

From BBC

Headlines called the ranch an “extermination camp,” home to underground “crematoria and, even, the “Mexican Auschwitz.”

From Los Angeles Times

The funeral was followed by a private service at Thirsk crematorium and the family asked people to donate to the Police Children's Charity in her honour.

From BBC

By the winter of 1941, the Nazis had constructed their first gas chamber and crematorium at Auschwitz.

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