crematorium

[ kree-muh-tawr-ee-uhm, -tohr-, krem-uh- ]

/ ˌkri məˈtɔr i əm, -ˈtoʊr-, ˌkrɛm ə- /

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noun, plural cre·ma·to·ri·ums, cre·ma·to·ri·a

[kree-muh-tawr-ee-uh, -tohr-]. /ˌkri məˈtɔr i ə, -ˈtoʊr-/.

a crematory.

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Origin of crematorium

1875–80; Latinization of crematory; see -tory²

Words nearby crematorium

cremaster, cremate, cremation, cremationist, cremator, crematorium, crematory, crème, crème anglaise, crème brûlée, crème caramel

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How to use crematorium in a sentence

We do know that in recent weeks funeral homes and crematoriums across the country have been overwhelmed.
Myanmar's Military Has Weaponized COVID-19. In My Village, We Did Everything We Could to Save Ourselves|Vahpual|August 6, 2021|Time
The sense was that several deaths were not being attributed to Covid-19, while the country’s crematoriums and makeshift riverside graveyards revealed a ghastly side of India’s Covid crisis.
A new estimate of Covid-19 deaths in India could double 2021’s global toll|Manavi Kapur|July 29, 2021|Quartz
Media reports described medical supplies running low and ambulances becoming makeshift morgues, lining up outside crematoriums.
'Medical Populism' Has Defined the Philippines' Response to COVID-19. That's Why the Country Is Still Suffering|Aie Balagtas See / Manila|June 28, 2021|Time
For the second time in three days, members of the family returned to the crematorium.
These twins are 5 years old. They lost both parents to covid-19.|Joanna Slater|June 17, 2021|Washington Post

It was the last week of April, when a coronavirus surge was devastating Delhi, with overwhelmed hospitals running out of oxygen, and crematoriums running out of space.
At Modi’s grand Central Vista site, workers deal with Covid-19, poor living conditions, and late wages|Vijayta Lalwani|June 1, 2021|Quartz
“The most frustrating part of this crematorium here is the carelessness of the Ebola team,” says Reeves.
Rage Against the Ebola Crematorium|Abby Haglage|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Nobody can assure anybody and some of these authorities at the crematorium have very little background in science.
Rage Against the Ebola Crematorium|Abby Haglage|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In April 1947, the former kommandant was hung on the gallows next to the old crematorium in the Auschwitz concentration camp.
Inside the Nazi Mind at the Nuremberg Trials|Thomas Harding|September 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He spoke of burying Robinson and going straight back to work from the crematorium.
John Galliano in the Courtroom|Tracy McNicoll|June 23, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Before the body was sent to the crematorium, Shilling and Crump filled the casket with animal bones, meat, and a mannequin.
The Granny Faked Funeral Case|Christine Pelisek|January 18, 2011|DAILY BEAST
For many years past that which has just been alluded to has ceased to exist, a crematorium having taken its place.
Recollections of Thirty-nine Years in the Army|Charles Alexander Gordon
Place in a galvanised iron pail, provided with a lid, ready for transport to the crematorium.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique|John William Henry Eyre
It was the "Nimtolla Burning-Chat," or crematorium, where the bodies of the natives are burnt.
Forty Thousand Miles Over Land and Water|Lady (Ethel Gwendoline [Moffatt]) Vincent
Page 48 One of the things we in the West might imitate with advantage is the village crematorium.
The Foundations of Japan|J.W. Robertson Scott
But even if the moxa should fail, the attention of the boys could always be drawn to the crematorium.
The Foundations of Japan|J.W. Robertson Scott

British Dictionary definitions for crematorium

crematorium

/ (ˌkrɛməˈtɔːrɪəm) /

noun plural -riums or -ria (-rɪə)

British a building in which corpses are cremated

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