cremationist
Burns the deceased
A cremationist is a person who advocates for or practices cremation as a method of disposing of the dead.
The term appears in debates between cremation advocates and those favoring traditional burial: Cremationists argued that burning was more sanitary than interment.
The word also occasionally describes someone who operates a crematorium.
Decorative container for ashes
- columbariumStructure housing cremated remains
- ashesBurned matter's residue
- nicheRecessed wall space
- memorialThing preserving remembrance
Funeral burning heap
- furnaceEnclosed heat-producing structure
- retortQuick, cutting reply
- ashesBurned matter's residue
- cremainsIncinerated bodily remains
combustion · calcination · reduction · carbonization · heat · flames · burn · rendering
Service honoring the dead
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- last ritesSacrament for the dying
- eulogyTribute for the dead
- memorial serviceEvent honoring the deceased
scattering · interment · wake · procession · veneration · remembrance · tribute · obsequies
One who advocates something
- supporterOne who backs another
- advocatePublic cause supporter
- reformerAgent of institutional improvement
- campaignerOne who advocates publicly
activist · champion · lobbyist · spokesperson · endorser · backer · promoter · believer
Funeral home professional
- funeral directorProfessional handling burial arrangements
- undertakerFuneral service professional
- embalmerPreserves bodies chemically
- deathcareServices surrounding passing
urn
Decorative container for ashes
- columbariumStructure housing cremated remains
- ashesBurned matter's residue
- nicheRecessed wall space
memorial · cinerary · remembrance · tribute
pyre
Funeral burning heap
cremains · combustion · calcination · reduction · carbonization · heat · flames · burn · rendering · pulverization
funeral
Service honoring the dead
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- last ritesSacrament for the dying
- eulogyTribute for the dead
memorial service · scattering · interment · wake · procession · veneration · remembrance · tribute · obsequies · rites
proponent
One who advocates something
- supporterOne who backs another
- advocatePublic cause supporter
- reformerAgent of institutional improvement
campaigner · activist · champion · lobbyist · spokesperson · endorser · backer · promoter · believer · defender
mortician
Funeral home professional
- funeral directorProfessional handling burial arrangements
- undertakerFuneral service professional
- embalmerPreserves bodies chemically
cremationistembalmer
Preserves bodies chemically
preservationist · mortician · funeral director · undertaker · taxidermist
cremation, incinerate, cremate, incinerator, incineration, crematory, incinerated, incinerating, cremated