crematorium

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UK/kɹɛməˈtɔːɹɪəm/US/kɹiːməˈtɔːɹi.əm/

noun

A place where the bodies of dead people are cremated.

Similar
crematorycremation chamber
OriginLatin cremātōrium →
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Meanings

nouncrematorium (plural crematoriums or crematoria)

plural crematoriums · plural crematoria

  1. A place where the bodies of dead people are cremated.

    Synonyms: crematory

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA place where the bodies of dead people are cremated.

Similar
crematory

More synonyms by meaning

nouna mortuary where corpses are cremated

Similar
crematory
Broader
morguemortuarydead room

nouna furnace where a corpse can be burned and reduced to ashes

Similar
crematorycremation chamber
Broader
furnace
Also see
crematory

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latincremō
  2. Latincremātōrium
  3. Englishcrematorium

Borrowed from New Latin cremātōrium.

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Translations

Ancient Greek καῦστρα
  • καῦστρα (kaûstra)place where dead bodies are cremated
Arabic مَحْرَقَة
  • مَحْرَقَة (maḥraqa)place where dead bodies are cremated
Bulgarian кремато́риум
  • кремато́риум (krematórium)place where dead bodies are cremated
Catalan crematori
  • crematoriplace where dead bodies are cremated
Chinese Mandarin 火葬場 /火葬场
  • 火葬場 /火葬场 (huǒzàngchǎng)place where dead bodies are cremated
Czech krematorium
  • krematoriumplace where dead bodies are cremated
Danish krematorium, krematorie
  • krematoriumplace where dead bodies are cremated
  • krematorieplace where dead bodies are cremated
Dutch crematorium
  • crematoriumplace where dead bodies are cremated
Esperanto kremaciejo
  • kremaciejoplace where dead bodies are cremated
Estonian krematoorium
  • krematooriumplace where dead bodies are cremated
Finnish krematorio
  • krematorioplace where dead bodies are cremated
French crématorium, crématoire
  • crématoriumplace where dead bodies are cremated
  • crématoireplace where dead bodies are cremated
German Krematorium
  • Krematoriumplace where dead bodies are cremated
Greek κρεματόριο
  • κρεματόριο (krematório)place where dead bodies are cremated
Hebrew משרפה \ מִשׂרָפָה
  • משרפה \ מִשׂרָפָה (misrafá)place where dead bodies are cremated
Hindi श्मशान, मरघट
  • श्मशान (śmaśān)place where dead bodies are cremated
  • मरघट (marghaṭ)place where dead bodies are cremated
Hungarian krematórium
  • krematóriumplace where dead bodies are cremated
Italian crematorio, crematoio
  • crematorioplace where dead bodies are cremated
  • crematoioplace where dead bodies are cremated
Japanese 火葬場, 焼き場
  • 火葬場 (kasōba)place where dead bodies are cremated
  • 焼き場 (yakiba)place where dead bodies are cremated
Korean 화장장
  • 화장장 (hwajangjang)place where dead bodies are cremated
Latin ustrīna
  • ustrīnaplace where dead bodies are cremated
Latvian krematorija
  • krematorijaplace where dead bodies are cremated
Lithuanian krematoriumas
  • krematoriumasplace where dead bodies are cremated
Māori whare whakapungarehu, whare tahu tūpāpaku
  • whare whakapungarehuplace where dead bodies are cremated
  • whare tahu tūpāpakuplace where dead bodies are cremated
Norwegian Bokmål krematorium
  • krematoriumplace where dead bodies are cremated
Persian مردهسوزخانه
  • مردهسوزخانهplace where dead bodies are cremated
Polish krematorium
  • krematoriumplace where dead bodies are cremated
Portuguese crematório
  • crematórioplace where dead bodies are cremated
Romanian crematoriu
  • crematoriuplace where dead bodies are cremated
Russian кремато́рий
  • кремато́рий (krematórij)place where dead bodies are cremated
Slovak krematórium
  • krematóriumplace where dead bodies are cremated
Spanish crematorio
  • crematorioplace where dead bodies are cremated
Swedish krematorium
  • krematoriumplace where dead bodies are cremated
Thai ที่เผาศพ, ฌาปนสถาน
  • ที่เผาศพ (têe păo sòp)place where dead bodies are cremated
  • ฌาปนสถาน (chaa-bpà-ná-sà-tǎan)place where dead bodies are cremated
  • สุสาน (sù-sǎan)place where dead bodies are cremated
Turkish yakmalık, krematoryum
  • yakmalıkplace where dead bodies are cremated
  • krematoryumplace where dead bodies are cremated
Ukrainian кремато́рій
  • кремато́рій (krematórij)place where dead bodies are cremated
Vietnamese lò thiêu, lò thiêu xác
  • lò thiêuplace where dead bodies are cremated
  • lò thiêu xácplace where dead bodies are cremated
  • nơi hoả tángplace where dead bodies are cremated
Welsh amlosgfa
  • amlosgfaplace where dead bodies are cremated
Cite this entry
APA

crematorium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crematorium

MLA

“crematorium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crematorium. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crematorium,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crematorium.

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