Crematorium Definition

krēmə-tôrē-əm
crematoria, crematoriums
noun
crematoria, crematoriums
A furnace or establishment for the incineration of corpses.
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A place where the bodies of dead people are cremated.

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Noun

Singular:
crematorium
Plural:
crematoria, crematoriums

Crematorium Sentence Examples

  • The crematorium was long regarded as a model for such establishments.

  • Crematorium chapels are not consecrated but are usually dedicated.

  • A crematorium was completed in 1909, and cremation instead of interment has since been urged by the District commissioners.

  • There is a new general hospital at Eppendorf, outside the town on the north, built on the pavilion principle, and one of the finest structures of the kind in Europe; and at Ohlsdorf, in the same direction, a crematorium was built in 1891 in conjunction with the town cemeteries (370 acres).

  • Near Woking is Brookwood cemetery, belonging to the London Necropolis Company, with a crematorium.

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