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

As part of his job, Lodge was supposed to coordinate moving the cadavers to and from teaching labs, and once the school was done with them, preparing them to go to the crematorium or for burial, court documents show. — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026

Security was tight across the city, particularly around Tiananmen Square and the leaders’ enclave of Zhongnanhai, the center of political power, which lie on the route to the Babaoshan crematorium. — Reuters, NBC news, 18 Aug. 2026

Corpses are then placed into either a cardboard box or casket at the crematorium and left to burn for several hours. — Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026

The family’s lawyer, John Elefterakis, said the crematorium, All Souls Crematory, in East Elmhurst, later said the procedure took place on July 14. — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 26 July 2026

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