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1. Cremation: Cremation, or the practice of burning the dead, refers to the disposal of a human corpse by burning in a crematorium furnace or crematory fire. Bodies of the deceased can also be burned in a crematorium pit or trench, or ... [100%] 2023-02-03
2. Cremation: Cremation, the burning of human corpses. This method of disposal of the dead may be said to have been the general practice of the ancient world, with the important exceptions of Egypt, where bodies were embalmed, Judaea, where they were ... [100%] 2022-09-02
3. Cremation: CREMATION kre-ma'-shun (compare saraph, Joshua 7:15, etc., "shall be burnt with fire"; kaio, 1 Corinthians 13:3, "If I give my body to be burned," etc.): Cremation, while the customary practice of the ancient Greeks, and not ... [100%] 1915-01-01
4. Cremation: Cremation is the burning to ashes of a person's body after death instead of having a burial. Often the ashes of a cremated corpse are then dispersed over water or land. [100%] 2023-02-25 [Religion] [Burial]...
5. Cremation: Cremation is the act of reducing a corpse by burning, generally in a crematorium furnace or crematory fire. Contrary to popular belief, the remains (often called cremains) are not "ashes" in the usual sense, but rather dried bone fragments which ... [100%] 2023-11-11 [Death customs] [Incineration]...
6. Cremation: Biblical Data: The act of burning the dead. was not the prevailing custom among the ancient Hebrews, as it was among other contemporary nations (see J. It was, however, not unknown to them, and was occasionally practised. (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [100%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]
7. Cremation (novel): Cremation (Spanish: Crematorio) is a 2007 novel by the Spanish writer Rafael Chirbes. The story revolves around a businessman and his recently deceased younger brother. (Novel) [70%] 2024-09-04 [2007 Spanish novels] [Spanish novels adapted into television shows]...
8. Cremation in Christianity: Cremation is a method used to dispose of the deceased in the Christian world despite historical opposition to the practice. Acceptance of the practice has grown over the past century, especially in Western Europe, North America and Australia, but not ... (Funeral practice) [57%] 2024-09-16 [Death customs] [Christianity and death]...
9. Secondary cremation: Primary cremation refers to burials where the body is burned "on the spot", in the grave. A secondary cremation is the burning of the body in one spot and then burying the remains and grave goods elsewhere. (Social) [70%] 2023-11-30
10. Water cremation: Alkaline hydrolysis (also called biocremation, resomation, flameless cremation, aquamation or water cremation) is a process for the disposal of human and pet remains using lye and heat, and is an alternative to burial or cremation. The process is based on ... (Body decomposition process) [70%] 2024-07-23 [Death customs] [Biodegradation]...