INCINERATION
incineration
(noun) the act of burning something completely; reducing it to ashes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
incineration (countable and uncountable, plural incinerations)
The act of incinerating, or the state of being incinerated; cremation.
Source: Wiktionary
In*cin`er*a"tion, n. Etym: [LL. incineratio: cf. F. incinération.]
Definition: The act of incinerating, or the state of being incinerated; cremation. The phenix kind, Of whose incineration, There riseth a new creation. Skelton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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MONASTICISM
(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
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