cremation

urn

Decorative container for ashes

• remainsContinues in place
• scatterDistribute in random directions
• keepsakeItem preserved for sentiment

inurnment · cinerary · calcified · powdery · dust · fragments · reliquary · memorial · columbarium · interment

funeral pyre

Outdoor body-burning structure

• last ritesSacrament for the dying
• incenseAnger greatly, or aromatic resin
• ceremonyFormal event marking occasions

chanting · vigil · shroud · wake · eulogy · pallbearers · procession · ghat · Varanasi · joss paper

mortuary

Facility housing corpses

• funeral homeFacility for death services
• retortQuick, cutting reply
• columbariumStructure housing cremated remains

chapel · viewing room · preparation room · reception area · memorial garden

pyre

Funeral burning heap

• flamesVisible burning combustion
• furnaceEnclosed heat-producing structure
• combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen

heat · embers · burning · smoke · carbonization · calcination · retort · kiln · chamber · ignition

grief

Intense sorrow from loss

• bereavementState following loss
• lossBeing without something
• condolencesExpressions of grief support

lamentation · remembrance · shiva · obituary · memorial · sorrow · farewell · tribute · in memoriam · closure

purification

Removal of contaminants

• rebirthSpiritual or physical regeneration
• releaseTo let go
• liberationRelease from constraint

moksha · transformation · transcendence · soul · afterlife · reincarnation · nirvana · impermanence · sanctification · renewal

• funeral customsburial, funeral, funeral procession, casket, mourning
• funeralsfuneral, burial, casket, coffin, funeral homes
• ceremonieswedding ceremony, wedding, weddings, graduation, graduations
• mourning customsfuneral, funeral service, wake, visitation, burial
• ritualsritual, rite, ceremony, sacrament, blessing
• ancient religiongods, goddesses, pantheon, deity, polytheism