cremation
noun
- reduction of a dead body by burning, vaporization, and oxidation
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /kɹɪˈmeɪʃən/
noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin cremātiō, cremātiōnis; equivalent to cremate + -ion.
- A burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse.
“Cremation removes a significant amount of "closure" from the process of death.”