crematorium

American  

[kree-muh-tawr-ee-uhm, -tohr-, krem-uh-] / ˌkri məˈtɔr i əm, -ˈtoʊr-, ˌkrɛm ə- /

noun

plural

crematoriums, crematoria

1. a crematory.

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crematorium British  

/ ˌkrɛməˈtɔːrɪəm /

noun

1. a building in which corpses are cremated

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Etymology

Origin of crematorium

1875–80; Latinization of crematory; -tory ²

Example Sentences

Around the same time, a crematorium sued the company over a brochure claiming the process was environmentally friendly.

From The Wall Street Journal

Hundreds of people - including friends and family - gathered at the Lodi crematorium to bid their final goodbye to the broadcaster.

From BBC

Companies would have to reveal if vet practices were part of a chain, and whether they had business connections with hospitals, out-of-hours surgeries, online pharmacies and even crematoria.

From BBC

Mr. van Pelt describes the crematoria and the whiteprint as “a nadir in the history of architecture.”

From The Wall Street Journal

At Mount Weather in Virginia, the government expanded an abandoned mine, constructing a small city inside the mountain: reservoir, power plants, sewage plants, cafeterias, a hospital, a crematorium.

From Literature