crematory
Ashes production facility
A crematory is a facility where dead bodies are cremated—reduced to ite through intense heat.
The term can refer to the building housing cremation equipment or to the furnace itself: The crematory processed remains around the clock.
As an adjective, crematory describes anything relating to cremation: crematory services, crematory ashes.
Burned matter's residue
- cremainsIncinerated bodily remains
- urnDecorative container for ashes
- dustFine settled particles
- residueMatter left behind
particles · powder · bone fragments · carbon · inurnment · scattering · interment
Aid or maintenance
- eulogyTribute for the dead
- viewingAct of watching something
- casketBurial container
- hearseVehicle transporting caskets
pallbearer · obituary · wake · visitation · condolences · mortician · funeral director · repose
Burning waste to ash
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
- burningCombustion in progress
- calcinationThermal decomposition via heat
- carbonizationConversion to char
reduction · pulverization · processing · rendering · oxidation · heat · flame · pyre
Device for burning waste
- retortQuick, cutting reply
- mortuaryFacility housing corpses
- chapelSmall worship room
- columbariumStructure housing cremated remains
mausoleum · funeral home · viewing room · preparation room · reception area
Offering of respect
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
- plaqueInscribed memorial tablet
- monumentStructure honoring someone remembered
- epitaphText honoring the deceased
gravestone · headstone · commemoration · dedication · legacy · cenotaph · niche · inscription
Intense sorrow from loss
- bereavementState following loss
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
- lossBeing without something
- condolenceExpression of shared grief
sympathy · lamentation · anguish · solace · consolation · farewell · closure · remembrance
ashes
Burned matter's residue
residue · particles · powder · bone fragments · carbon · inurnment · scattering · interment
service
Aid or maintenance
hearse · pallbearer · obituary · wake · visitation · condolences · mortician · funeral director · repose · memorial service
incineration
Burning waste to ash
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
- burningCombustion in progress
- calcinationThermal decomposition via heat
carbonization · reduction · pulverization · processing · rendering · oxidation · heat · flame · pyre · ignition
incinerator
Device for burning waste
columbarium · mausoleum · funeral home · viewing room · preparation room · reception area
tribute
Offering of respect
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
- plaqueInscribed memorial tablet
- monumentStructure honoring someone remembered
epitaph · gravestone · headstone · commemoration · dedication · legacy · cenotaph · niche · inscription · memorial wall
grief
Intense sorrow from loss
- bereavementState following loss
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
- lossBeing without something
condolence · sympathy · lamentation · anguish · solace · consolation · farewell · closure · remembrance · healing
ceremony
Formal event marking occasions
- ritesFormal ceremonial acts
- last ritesSacrament for the dying
- vigilPurposeful nighttime wakefulness
liturgy · blessing · obsequies · sacrament · prayers · chanting · incense · reverence · tradition · witness
- funeralsfuneral, burial, casket, coffin, funeral homes
- cremationashes, retort, pyre, incineration, funeral pyre
- death placescemetery, funeral home, funeral parlor, graveyard, mausoleum
- funeral homecasket, caskets, coffin, coffins, embalmer