cremationn.

/kriːˈmeɪʃən/

/krɪˈmeɪʃən/

Etymology: < Latin cremātiōn-em, noun of action < cremāre (see cremate v.).

The action of burning or cremating; spec. the reduction of a corpse to ashes as a way of disposing of it in lieu of interment; an instance of this practice.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > death > disposal of corpse > cremation > [noun]

combustion?1611

cremation1623

incremation1826

incineration1880

1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Cremation, Burning.

1658 Sir T. Browne Hydriotaphia: Urne-buriall ii. 14 The Solemnities, Ceremonies, Rites of their Cremation or enterrment, so solemnly delivered by Authours.

1759 S. Johnson Idler 15 Dec. 393 The Custom of voluntary Cremation is not yet lost among the Ladies of India.

1851 D. Wilson Archæol. & Prehistoric Ann. Scotl. iii. vi. 461 When cremation was abandoned for inhumation.

1882 Pall Mall Gaz. 6 June 1/2 The cremation of Garibaldi..is to be carried out in accordance with his last will and testament.

1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 7 Mar. 3/2 Mr. Justice Stephen's recent decision that cremation..is a legal proceeding has..stirred the Cremation Society of England to be up and doing.

Compounds

General attributive.

cremation-burial n.

ΚΠ

1913 E. T. Leeds Archaeol. Anglo-Saxon Settlements iii. 58 The number of cremation burials occurring at Frilford is uncertain.

1934 Ess. & Stud. 19 150 The description of the last rites paid to Beowulf shows that his was a cremation-burial.

1955 L. Woolley Alalakh vi. 211 Cremation burial in Sq. M 13.

cremation-cemetery n.

ΚΠ

1907 H. M. Chadwick Origin Eng. Nation iv. 74 The cremation cemeteries at Croydon and Beddington are also perhaps inconclusive.

1960 P. H. Reaney Orig. Eng. Place-names 102 Repton..situated above the right bank of the Trent in a district where cremation-cemeteries have been found.

cremation grave n.

ΚΠ

1950 H. L. Lorimer Homer & Monuments vi. 346 Of two Early Geometric cremation graves found..in the Agora one contained a pair of large fibulae.

Derivatives

creˈmationism n. the advocacy or ‘cause’ of cremation.Apparently an isolated use.

ΚΠ

1884 Fargo (Minnesota) Argus Feb. Cremationism is on the increase.

creˈmationist n. one who advocates cremation as a means of disposing of the bodies of the dead.

ΚΠ

1875 F. S. Haden Earth to Earth 6 The Cremationists, whose position I..think untenable.

1885 Manch. Examiner 22 June 5/3 The revelations made..excited the cremationists immensely.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

单词	cremation
释义	cremationn. /kriːˈmeɪʃən//krɪˈmeɪʃən/ Etymology: < Latin cremātiōn-em, noun of action < cremāre (see cremate v.). The action of burning or cremating; spec. the reduction of a corpse to ashes as a way of disposing of it in lieu of interment; an instance of this practice. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > disposal of corpse > cremation > [noun] combustion?1611 cremation1623 incremation1826 incineration1880 1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Cremation, Burning. 1658 Sir T. Browne Hydriotaphia: Urne-buriall ii. 14 The Solemnities, Ceremonies, Rites of their Cremation or enterrment, so solemnly delivered by Authours. 1759 S. Johnson Idler 15 Dec. 393 The Custom of voluntary Cremation is not yet lost among the Ladies of India. 1851 D. Wilson Archæol. & Prehistoric Ann. Scotl. iii. vi. 461 When cremation was abandoned for inhumation. 1882 Pall Mall Gaz. 6 June 1/2 The cremation of Garibaldi..is to be carried out in accordance with his last will and testament. 1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 7 Mar. 3/2 Mr. Justice Stephen's recent decision that cremation..is a legal proceeding has..stirred the Cremation Society of England to be up and doing. Compounds General attributive. cremation-burial n. ΚΠ 1913 E. T. Leeds Archaeol. Anglo-Saxon Settlements iii. 58 The number of cremation burials occurring at Frilford is uncertain. 1934 Ess. & Stud. 19 150 The description of the last rites paid to Beowulf shows that his was a cremation-burial. 1955 L. Woolley Alalakh vi. 211 Cremation burial in Sq. M 13. cremation-cemetery n. ΚΠ 1907 H. M. Chadwick Origin Eng. Nation iv. 74 The cremation cemeteries at Croydon and Beddington are also perhaps inconclusive. 1960 P. H. Reaney Orig. Eng. Place-names 102 Repton..situated above the right bank of the Trent in a district where cremation-cemeteries have been found. cremation grave n. ΚΠ 1950 H. L. Lorimer Homer & Monuments vi. 346 Of two Early Geometric cremation graves found..in the Agora one contained a pair of large fibulae. Derivatives creˈmationism n. the advocacy or ‘cause’ of cremation.Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1884 Fargo (Minnesota) Argus Feb. Cremationism is on the increase. creˈmationist n. one who advocates cremation as a means of disposing of the bodies of the dead. ΚΠ 1875 F. S. Haden Earth to Earth 6 The Cremationists, whose position I..think untenable. 1885 Manch. Examiner 22 June 5/3 The revelations made..excited the cremationists immensely. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2019). < n.1623
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