crem ‧ a ‧ to ‧ ri ‧ um /ˌkreməˈtɔːriəm $ ˌkriː-/ BrE AmE ( also crem‧a‧to‧ry /ˈkremət ə ri $ ˈkriːmətɔːri/) noun ( plural crematoriums or crematoria /-riə/) [countable]
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: Modern Latin ; Origin: Latin cremare ; ⇨ ↑ cremate ]
a building in which the bodies of dead people are burned at a funeral ceremony