Cremation - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Cremation :  (noun)

1: the incineration of a dead body

Based on WordNet 2.0

Cremation : \Cre*ma"tion\ (kr?-m?"sh?n), n. [L. crematio.] A burning; esp., the act or practice of cremating the dead.

Without cremation . . . of their bodies. --Sir T. Browne.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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