crematorium
noun
cre·ma·to·ri·um
ˌkrē-mə-ˈtȯr-ē-əm 
ˌkre-
plural crematoria
ˌkrē-mə-ˈtȯr-ē-ə
ˌkre-
or crematoriums
: an establishment or structure in which the bodies of the dead are cremated
He had two funerals in the morning, both bodies due for the crematorium afterward …—
Jack Higgins
Jack HigginsThe depositions enabled the commission to gather further evidence from coroners and from the files in morgues, mortuaries and crematoriums.—Alfred Stepan
Alfred StepanExamples of crematorium in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
McNaughton attempted to track down the origin of the ashes, but the only available information indicated that the pet had been cremated at Abbey Glen, a crematorium with locations in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
His final stop before liberation was the cold crematorium, where the Nazis stacked prisoners in bunks just above their own excrement to die.
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2025
The scenes from crowded crematoriums and media reports of thousands dying for lack of the most essential of health resources have shocked the world.
—Ramanan Laxminarayan, Foreign Affairs, 26 May 2021
The survivors told us about their parents and grandparents, their spouses, their siblings, their children, their friends, their neighbors who died of starvation in ghetto streets or of typhus in a concentration camp barrack, or whose corpses rose toward heaven from a crematorium.
—Menachem Z. Rosensaft, TIME, 27 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for crematorium
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
His final stop before liberation was the cold crematorium, where the Nazis stacked prisoners in bunks just above their own excrement to die.
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2025
The scenes from crowded crematoriums and media reports of thousands dying for lack of the most essential of health resources have shocked the world.
—Ramanan Laxminarayan, Foreign Affairs, 26 May 2021
The survivors told us about their parents and grandparents, their spouses, their siblings, their children, their friends, their neighbors who died of starvation in ghetto streets or of typhus in a concentration camp barrack, or whose corpses rose toward heaven from a crematorium.
—Menachem Z. Rosensaft, TIME, 27 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for crematorium
Cite this Entry
“Crematorium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crematorium. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
crematorium
noun
cre·ma·to·ri·um
ˌkrē-mə-ˈtōr-ē-əm
ˌkrem-ə-,
-ˈtȯr-
plural crematoriums or crematoria
-ē-ə
Medical Definition
crematorium
noun
cre·ma·to·ri·um
ˌkrē-mə-ˈtōr-ē-əm, ˌkrem-ə-, -ˈtȯr-
plural crematoriums or crematoria
-ē-ə
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share