crematorium

«crematorium» in Mova's school dictionary: a building where the body of a person who has died is… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a crematorium, crematoriums or crematoria)

meaning for a pupil

1) A crematorium is a building where the body of a person who has died is burned to ashes, often with a funeral service in a small chapel there. tree →

2) (euphemism, family) «Going to the crematorium» is a gentle way adults speak of attending a cremation service for someone who has died. tree →

sense in the lessons

A word of adult life and family loss: a child may go with the family to a service at the crematorium, and later the ashes may be scattered or buried. It tells the reader someone has died and the family is saying goodbye. Phrases: «the crematorium chapel», «a service at the crematorium», «cremation».

examples

• Grandad's funeral service was held at the crematorium. tree →
• We sat quietly in the crematorium chapel. tree →
• After the crematorium, everyone went back to Auntie's house. tree →
• The ashes were collected from the crematorium a week later. tree →
• The crematorium had a peaceful garden with roses. tree →
• Some people choose burial, and others choose cremation at a crematorium. tree →

note

Plural: crematoriums or crematoria. Related: «cremate» (verb), «cremation» (noun). Americans also say «crematory». Some faiths prefer burial; many Christians accept cremation. Talk about it gently: it is a place of sadness and respect.

In the corpora

• Cremation means the body is burned in a crematorium until only ashes are left; the dead person cannot feel anything.
• At many crematorium services curtains close around the coffin at the end, as a sign of goodbye.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «crematorium» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.