| 词汇 | cremation |
| 释义 | cremation noun[ C or U ] uk /krɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/ us /krɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/ the act of burning a dead body, or a part of a funeral ceremony in which this is done: 火化，火葬 My dad's cremation was a sad affair.我父亲的火化是一件悲伤的事情。 Many people choose cremation rather than burial.许多人选择火葬而不是土葬。 See cremate No burial or cremation can take place without a certificate signed by a the coroner or an attending physician. The church service will be followed by a short cremation ceremony. The process of cremation takes about two and a half hours. Burying, cremating and preserving bodies bier burial bury cist committal cremains cryogenic embalmer exhumation exhume lay mummy rebury reinter reinterment sarcophagus suttee taxidermist taxidermy unburied Examples of cremationcremation The suggestion that cremations represent individuals of lesser social status is consequently questionable. Fortunately, cemetery managers were not generally resistant to cremation. Cremation was impossible because the money needed for wood for the funeral pyre, 300 to 400 rupees, was lacking. The two barrows with middle bronze age cremations both have shallow ditches, interrupted by a causeway to the south. Furthermore, it was clear that the cremation movement needed the full co-operation of the cemetery profession in order to advance its case. Some of the bone, especially the mastoid process of one adult male, showed evidence of cremation. The police was informed only after a day of their cremation. The bones of the three individuals buried in this tomb also indicate cremation. The variations and changes concern the specific grave goods and burial orientations, the peripheral structures and the choice between cremation and inhumation. This barrow contained a central cremation and a series of burials which clustered around the ditch terminals. Again there was one central cremation and a further concentration of burials outside the 'entrance' to this monument. Cooking in a pot involves containment, but in contrast, roasting and cremation are uncontained activities. Among these are volumes commemorating deceased persons which are distributed to participants at cremation ceremonies. The complete lack of evidence of traces of fire inside the chamber indicates that cremation took place outside the tombs. Replacement of inhumation with cremation might suggest stronger connections to spatially explicit resources. See all examples of cremation These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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