cremation

n. incineration, burning to ashes (i.e. dead body)

Cremation is the act of reducing a corpse to ashes by burning, generally in a crematorium furnace or crematory fire. In funerals, cremation can be an alternative funeral rite to the burial of a body in a grave.
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Noun
1. the incineration of a dead body
(hypernym) incineration
(derivation) cremate

n. cremation, incineration, burning to ashes (i.e. dead body)

(n.)
A burning; esp., the act or practice of cremating the dead.