crematorium

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

noun

, plural cre·ma·to·ri·ums, cre·ma·to·ri·a [kree-m, uh, -, tawr, -ee-, uh, -, tohr, -].

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

Ms James started her career with an apprenticeship at her local crematorium in Bath when she was 18.

From BBC

After the funeral on Saturday there will be a private service at a crematorium.

From BBC

This rhetoric doesn’t just protect fascists; it suppresses dissent, normalizes torture, and evokes the atrocities of death camps and crematoriums.

From Salon

And see what had become a global crematorium and an unspeakable ordeal of human agony?

From Salon

Ms Crallan said the crematorium would be donating the cremation fee to a local cat rescue centre.

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