Cremation

//kɹɪˈmeɪʃən//

Synonyms for "cremation" (39 found)

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Noun(1 words)
incineration

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Translations

61 translations across 37 languages.

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Afrikaans

3 entries
  • kremasie noun (burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse)
  • lykverbranding noun (burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse)
  • verassing noun (burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse)

Bulgarian

2 entries
  • изгаряне noun (burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse)
  • кремация noun (burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse)

Burmese

1 entries
  • ဈာပန noun (burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 火葬 noun (burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse)

Cornish

1 entries
  • korfloskans noun (burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse)

Czech

1 entries
  • kremace noun (burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse)

Danish

2 entries
  • kremering noun (burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse)
  • ligbrænding noun (burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse)

Dutch

3 entries
  • crematie noun (burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse)
  • lijkverbranding noun (burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse)
  • verassing noun (burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • kremacio noun (burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse)

Finnish

2 entries
  • polttaminen noun (burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse)
  • polttohautaus noun (burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse)

French

1 entries
  • crémation noun (burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse)

German

4 entries
  • Einäscherung noun (burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse)
  • Feuerbestattung noun (burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse)
  • Kremation noun (burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse)
  • Kremierung noun (burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse)

Greek

1 entries
  • αποτέφρωση noun (burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • משרפה \ מִשׂרָפָה noun (burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse)

Hindi

1 entries
  • अग्निदाह noun (burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • hamvasztás noun (burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • bálför noun (burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • kremasi noun (burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse)

Irish

1 entries
  • créamadh noun (burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse)

Italian

1 entries
  • cremazione noun (burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 火葬 noun (burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse)

Korean

2 entries
  • 소각 noun (burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse)
  • 화장 noun (burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse)

Latin

1 entries
  • cremātiō noun (burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse)

Norwegian Bokmål

3 entries
  • kremasjon noun (burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse)
  • kremering noun (burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse)
  • likbrenning noun (burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse)

Norwegian Nynorsk

3 entries
  • kremasjon noun (burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse)
  • kremering noun (burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse)
  • likbrenning noun (burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse)

Polish

2 entries
  • ciałopalenie noun (burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse)
  • kremacja noun (burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • cremação noun (burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse)

Romanian

2 entries
  • cremațiune noun (burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse)
  • incinerare noun (burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse)

Russian

1 entries
  • крема́ция noun (burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse)

Slovak

1 entries
  • kremácia noun (burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse)

Spanish

1 entries
  • cremación noun (burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse)

Swedish

4 entries
  • eldbegängelse noun (burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse)
  • kremation noun (burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse)
  • kremering noun (burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse)
  • likbränning noun (burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse)

Thai

1 entries
  • ฌาปนกิจ noun (burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse)

Turkish

1 entries
  • kremasyon noun (burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • крема́ція noun (burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse)

Volapük

2 entries
  • fefilükam noun (burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse)
  • funifefilükam noun (burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse)

Welsh

3 entries
  • amlosgiad noun (burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse)
  • corfflosgiad noun (burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse)
  • darlosgiad noun (burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse)

Sample sentences

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What is the difference between cremation and mummification?

Source: tatoeba (10617936)

Cremation removes a significant amount of "closure" from the process of death.

Source: wiktionary

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