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cremationist

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

noun

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

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Origin of cremationist

First recorded in 1870–75; cremation + -ist

OTHER WORDS FROM cremationist

cre·ma·tion·ism, noun

Words nearby cremationist

crémant, cremaster, cremasteric artery, cremasteric reflex, cremate, cremationist, cremator, crematorium, crematory, crème, crème anglaise
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