crematory
noun
cre·ma·to·ry
ˈkrē-mə-ˌtȯr-ē 
ˈkre-
plural crematories
: a furnace for cremating
also
: a place where the bodies of the dead are cremated : crematorium
… to help families with the most complicated logistics: filing the death certificate, getting the body released from a hospital, transporting it to the crematory or cemetery. —
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crematory
adjective
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The former embalmer says he was not employed as a funeral director with Capital Mortuary Services, and instead was employed as a crematory operator, driver and embalmer.
—Christina Shaw, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2025
The body was then zipped up in a black body bag and transported to the city crematory.
—Sui-Lee Wee, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
The outrage has stayed with him for 80 years.
‘Starved and crippled but alive’
The American liberators toured the gas chambers and the crematory ovens in Mauthausen.
—Sara J. Brenneis, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2025
Chicago Heights crematory shut down, under state oversight A Chicago Heights crematory has been shut down after the Illinois Comptroller’s office received a complaint last month of the facility mishandling human remains, according to the state agency.
—Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
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Christina Shaw, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2025
The body was then zipped up in a black body bag and transported to the city crematory.
—Sui-Lee Wee, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
The outrage has stayed with him for 80 years.
‘Starved and crippled but alive’
The American liberators toured the gas chambers and the crematory ovens in Mauthausen.
—Sara J. Brenneis, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2025
Chicago Heights crematory shut down, under state oversight A Chicago Heights crematory has been shut down after the Illinois Comptroller’s office received a complaint last month of the facility mishandling human remains, according to the state agency.
—Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Crematory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crematory. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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crematory
noun
cre·ma·to·ry
ˈkrē-mə-ˌtōr-ē, ˈkrem-ə-, -ˌtȯr-
plural crematories
: a furnace for cremating
also
: an establishment containing such a furnace
crematory
adjective
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