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

The depositions enabled the commission to gather further evidence from coroners and from the files in morgues, mortuaries and crematoriums.

—Alfred Stepan

Examples of crematorium in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

One couple arranged a wake for their dog at an animal crematorium. — Sunita Puri, New Yorker, 6 June 2026

There, his sister Neveah has been keeping the family crematorium business going. — Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026

But evidence showed that Sit and Liu reached out to four different pet crematoriums across Southern California after the dogs died and split up to drop the bodies of the dogs off. — Sean Emery, Oc Register, 15 June 2026

Regulators balked when devices containing plutonium-238 started turning up in crematoriums and coffins. — IEEE Spectrum, 29 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for crematorium

• emporium
• scriptorium
• tentorium
• triforium
• auditorium
• cladosporium
• eupatorium
• moratorium
• sanatorium
• conservatorium
• helminthosporium
• corium

Kids Definition

crematorium

noun

cre·​ma·​to·​ri·​um ˌkrē-mə-ˈtōr-ē-əm 

ˌkrem-ə-, 

-ˈtȯr-

plural crematoriums or crematoria -ē-ə 

: crematory entry 1

Medical Definition

crematorium

noun

cre·​ma·​to·​ri·​um ˌkrē-mə-ˈtōr-ē-əm, ˌkrem-ə-, -ˈtȯr- 

plural crematoriums or crematoria -ē-ə 

: crematory