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   cremation
   [n] - the incineration of a dead body
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   cremation
   Disposal of the dead by burning. The custom was universal among ancient Indo-European peoples, for example, the Greeks, Romans, and Teutons. It was discontinued among Christians until the late...
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   cremation
   The burning of dead bodies, which by Roman law had to take place outside the city walls. The simplest form of cremation was to dig a trench in the ground, which then would be filled with wood, before the corpse was placed on top and all was set alight. In this form of cremation the hole was then clo...
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   Cremation
   Cre·ma'tion noun [ Latin crematio .] A burning; esp., the act or practice of cremating the dead. « Without cremation . . . of their bodies. Sir T. Browne. »
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   cremation
   noun the incineration of a dead body
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   Cremation
   • (n.) A burning; esp., the act or practice of cremating the dead.
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   cremation
   the practice of reducing a corpse to its essential elements by burning.[10 related articles]
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   cremation
   cremation 1. The burning of a dead body to ashes. 2. The action of burning or cremating; specifically, the reduction of a corpse to ashes as a way of disposing of it in lieu of interment; an instance of this practice. The psychic viewpoint regarding cremation Cremation is the process of using fire...
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   Cremation
   Cremation is the use of high-temperature burning, vaporization, and oxidation to reduce dead animal bodies, including human ones, to basic chemical compounds, such as gases and dry bone fragments. Cremation may serve as a funeral or post-funeral rite that is an alternative to the interment of an in...
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    cremation
    cremation, disposal of a corpse by fire. It is an ancient and widespread practice, second only to burial. It has been found among the chiefdoms of the Pacific Northwest, among Northern Athapascan bands in Alaska, and among Canadian cultural groups. It was noted in Greece as early as 1000 B.C. and wa...
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    Cremation
    Cremation is the burning of the bodies of the dead, a practice which was frequent in ancient times instead of burial, and which was strongly advocated in Europe and America during the Victorian era on hygienic grounds by many scientific men on account of the dangers to the living caused by the prese...
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    cremation
    Disposal of the dead by burning. The custom was universal among ancient Indo-European peoples, for example, the Greeks, Romans, and Teutons. It was discontinued among Christians until the late 19th century because of their belief in the bodily resurrection of the dead. Overcrowded urban cemeteries g...
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    cremation
    1) Incineration 2) The incineration of a dead body
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