CREMATORY

crematory, crematorium, cremation chamber

(noun) a furnace where a corpse can be burned and reduced to ashes

crematory, crematorium

(noun) a mortuary where corpses are cremated

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

crematory (not comparable)

Pertaining to the act of cremating bodies.

Noun

crematory (plural crematories)

The establishment or furnace that cremates bodies.

Source: Wiktionary


Crem`a*to"ri*um (krm`-t"r-m), Crem"a*to*ry (krm"-t-r), n.; pl. Crematoriums (-Crematories (-r. Etym: [NL. crematorium, fr. L. cremator.]

Definition: A furnace for cremating corpses; a building containing such a furnace.

Crem"a*to*ry, a.

Definition: Pertaining to, or employed in, cremation.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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