cremation
(noun) the incineration of a dead body
Source: WordNet® 3.1
cremation (countable and uncountable, plural cremations)
A burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse.
• incineration
• crotamine, manticore
Source: Wiktionary
Cre*ma"tion (kr-m"shn), n. Etym: [L. crematio.]
Definition: A burning; esp., the act or practice of cremating the dead. Without cremation . . . of their bodies. Sir T. Browne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 May 2025
(adjective) not tried or tested by experience; “unseasoned artillery volunteers”; “still untested in battle”; “an illustrator untried in mural painting”; “a young hand at plowing”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
