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cremationist

American  
[kri-mey-shuh-nist] / krɪˈmeɪ ʃə nɪst /

noun

  1. a person who advocates cremation instead of burial of the dead.

Other Word Forms

  • cremationism noun

Etymology

Origin of cremationist

First recorded in 1870–75; cremation ( def. ) + -ist

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