cremates
Reduces to ash
Cremates is the third-person singular present tense of cremate, meaning to dispose of a dead body by burning it to ite ashes.
Cremation is an alternative to burial and has been practiced across many cultures throughout history.
The funeral home cremates remains on-site.
The process typically takes place in a specialized furnace called a crematorium or crematory.
Those lamenting a death
- eulogyTribute for the dead
- obituaryNotice of someone's passing
- condolencesExpressions of grief support
- bereavementState following loss
wake · memorial · grief · sympathy · hearse · casket · viewing · visitation
Funeral burning heap
- furnaceEnclosed heat-producing structure
- burnDamage by heat
- flameBurning gas made visible
- fireCombustion with flames
heat · char · carbonize · scorch · blaze · combustion · ignite · calcine
Structure housing cremated remains
- nicheRecessed wall space
- intermentPutting a body underground
- inurnmentPlacing ashes in urn
- scatterDistribute in random directions
mausoleum · memorial · cemetery · garden · sea · river · mountain · airplane
Burned matter's residue
- cremainsIncinerated bodily remains
- urnDecorative container for ashes
- remainsContinues in place
- residueMatter left behind
particles · granular · scatter · keepsake · relics · vestiges · charred · dust
Formal event marking occasions
- ritesFormal ceremonial acts
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- sacramentSacred ritual conveying grace
- observanceKeeping of customs
pyre · Ganges · ancestral · offering · Hindu · Buddhist · Shinto · Zoroastrian
Make officially holy
- cleanseRemove dirt or sin
- purifyRemove unwanted substances
- releaseTo let go
- liberateSet free from captivity
transformation · transcendence · spirit · soul · rebirth · reincarnation · moksha · expiate
mourners
Those lamenting a death
- eulogyTribute for the dead
- obituaryNotice of someone's passing
- condolencesExpressions of grief support
bereavement · wake · memorial · grief · sympathy · hearse · casket · viewing · visitation · service
pyre
Funeral burning heap
fire · heat · char · carbonize · scorch · blaze · combustion · ignite · calcine · consume
columbarium
Structure housing cremated remains
scatter · mausoleum · memorial · cemetery · garden · sea · river · mountain · airplane · burial
ashes
Burned matter's residue
residue · particles · granular · scatter · keepsake · relics · vestiges · charred · dust · bone fragments
ceremony
Formal event marking occasions
- ritesFormal ceremonial acts
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- sacramentSacred ritual conveying grace
observance · pyre · Ganges · ancestral · offering · Hindu · Buddhist · Shinto · Zoroastrian · sky burial
sanctify
Make officially holy
liberate · transformation · transcendence · spirit · soul · rebirth · reincarnation · moksha · expiate · sacred
crematesburies
Places beneath the ground
inters · entombs · lays to rest · mummifies · composts
- cremation urnContainer for cremated remains
- cremation servicesPost-death burning arrangements
- cremated remainsBody after incineration
- pet cremationIncinerating deceased companion animals
- cremation ritesFunerary fire ceremony
- cremation ceremonyRitual burning of remains
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