noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/kɹɛməˈtɔːɹɪəm/
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US:/kɹɛməˈtɔːɹɪəm/
US:/kɹiːməˈtɔːɹi.əm/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A place where the bodies of dead people are cremated.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: crematory
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
a furnace where a corpse can be burned and reduced to ashes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: crematory, cremation chamber
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: furnace
Narrower terms: gas oven
3
noun
Meaning 3
a mortuary where corpses are cremated
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: crematory
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: morgue, mortuary, dead room
History
Etymology
From New Latin crematorium.
Across languages
Translations
67 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مَحْرَقَة
(maḥraqa)
— place where dead bodies are cremated
Armenian:
դիակիզարան
(diakizaran)
— place where dead bodies are cremated
Azerbaijani:
krematori
— place where dead bodies are cremated
Belarusian:
крэмато́рый
(krematóryj)
— place where dead bodies are cremated
Bulgarian:
кремато́риум
(krematórium)
— place where dead bodies are cremated
Catalan:
crematori
— place where dead bodies are cremated
Chinese Mandarin:
火葬場 /火葬场
(huǒzàngchǎng)
— place where dead bodies are cremated
Czech:
krematorium
— place where dead bodies are cremated
Danish:
krematorium
— place where dead bodies are cremated
Danish:
krematorie
— place where dead bodies are cremated
Dutch:
crematorium
— place where dead bodies are cremated
Esperanto:
kremaciejo
— place where dead bodies are cremated
Estonian:
krematoorium
— place where dead bodies are cremated
Finnish:
krematorio
— place where dead bodies are cremated
French:
crématorium
— place where dead bodies are cremated
French:
crématoire
— place where dead bodies are cremated
Georgian:
კრემატორიუმი
(ḳremaṭoriumi)
— place where dead bodies are cremated
German:
Krematorium
— place where dead bodies are cremated
Greek:
κρεματόριο
(krematório)
— place where dead bodies are cremated
Ancient Greek:
καῦστρα
(kaûstra)
— place where dead bodies are cremated
Gujarati:
મસાણ
(masāṇ)
— place where dead bodies are cremated
Gujarati:
શ્મશાન
(śmaśān)
— place where dead bodies are cremated
Hebrew:
משרפה \ מִשׂרָפָה
(misrafá)
— place where dead bodies are cremated
Hindi:
श्मशान
(śmaśān)
— place where dead bodies are cremated
Hindi:
मरघट
(marghaṭ)
— place where dead bodies are cremated
Hungarian:
krematórium
— place where dead bodies are cremated
Ido:
kremaceyo
— place where dead bodies are cremated
Italian:
crematorio
— place where dead bodies are cremated
Italian:
crematoio
— place where dead bodies are cremated
Japanese:
火葬場
(kasōba)
— place where dead bodies are cremated
Japanese:
焼き場
(yakiba)
— place where dead bodies are cremated
Korean:
화장장
(hwajangjang)
— place where dead bodies are cremated
Latin:
ustrīna
— place where dead bodies are cremated
Latvian:
krematorija
— place where dead bodies are cremated
Lithuanian:
krematoriumas
— place where dead bodies are cremated
Lü:
ᦷᦣᧂᦕᧁᦕᦲ
(hongṗhawṗhii)
— place where dead bodies are cremated
Macedonian:
крематориум
(krematorium)
— place where dead bodies are cremated
Māori:
whare whakapungarehu
— place where dead bodies are cremated
Māori:
whare tahu tūpāpaku
— place where dead bodies are cremated
Norwegian Bokmål:
krematorium
— place where dead bodies are cremated
Norwegian Nynorsk:
krematorium
— place where dead bodies are cremated
Occitan:
crematòri
— place where dead bodies are cremated
Persian:
مردهسوزخانه
— place where dead bodies are cremated
Polish:
krematorium
— place where dead bodies are cremated
Portuguese:
crematório
— place where dead bodies are cremated
Romanian:
crematoriu
— place where dead bodies are cremated
Russian:
кремато́рий
(krematórij)
— place where dead bodies are cremated
Serbo-Croatian:
крематоријум
— place where dead bodies are cremated
Serbo-Croatian:
крема̀то̄рӣј
— place where dead bodies are cremated
Serbo-Croatian:
krematorijum
— place where dead bodies are cremated
Serbo-Croatian:
kremàtōrīj
— place where dead bodies are cremated
Slovak:
krematórium
— place where dead bodies are cremated
Slovene:
krematorij
— place where dead bodies are cremated
Spanish:
crematorio
— place where dead bodies are cremated
Swedish:
krematorium
— place where dead bodies are cremated
Thai:
ที่เผาศพ
(têe păo sòp)
— place where dead bodies are cremated
Thai:
ฌาปนสถาน
(chaa-bpà-ná-sà-tǎan)
— place where dead bodies are cremated
Thai:
สุสาน
(sù-sǎan)
— place where dead bodies are cremated
Tibetan:
པུར་ཁང
(pur khang)
— place where dead bodies are cremated
Turkish:
yakmalık
— place where dead bodies are cremated
Turkish:
krematoryum
— place where dead bodies are cremated
Ukrainian:
кремато́рій
(krematórij)
— place where dead bodies are cremated
Vietnamese:
lò thiêu
— place where dead bodies are cremated
Vietnamese:
lò thiêu xác
— place where dead bodies are cremated
Vietnamese:
nơi hoả táng
— place where dead bodies are cremated
Volapük:
filasepülöp
— place where dead bodies are cremated
Welsh:
amlosgfa
— place where dead bodies are cremated