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# crematorium

noun (a crematorium, crematoriums or crematoria)

«crematorium» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A crematorium is a building where the body of a person who has died is burned to ashes, often with a funeral service in a small chapel there. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crematorium/#m1)
2. (euphemism, family) «Going to the crematorium» is a gentle way adults speak of attending a cremation service for someone who has died. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crematorium/#m2)

### In the lessons

A word of adult life and family loss: a child may go with the family to a service at the crematorium, and later the ashes may be scattered or buried. It tells the reader someone has died and the family is saying goodbye. Phrases: «the crematorium chapel», «a service at the crematorium», «cremation».

### Examples

- Grandad's funeral service was held at the crematorium. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crematorium/#x1)
- We sat quietly in the crematorium chapel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crematorium/#x2)
- After the crematorium, everyone went back to Auntie's house. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crematorium/#x3)
- The ashes were collected from the crematorium a week later. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crematorium/#x4)
- The crematorium had a peaceful garden with roses. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crematorium/#x5)
- Some people choose burial, and others choose cremation at a crematorium. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crematorium/#x6)

### Note

Plural: crematoriums or crematoria. Related: «cremate» (verb), «cremation» (noun). Americans also say «crematory». Some faiths prefer burial; many Christians accept cremation. Talk about it gently: it is a place of sadness and respect.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «crematorium» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crematorium/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«crematorium» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crematorium.html) on Mova free.