Definition

1. Verb:

   • To cremate: The act of reducing a deceased human body to ashes and bone fragments through the application of high heat and flame in a specialized furnace.

2. Noun (implied from the action):

   • Cremation: The process or practice of cremating a body.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Theo di nguyện, thi hài của ông cụ sẽ được hỏa táng. (According to his will, the old man's remains will be cremated.)
  • Ngày càng nhiều người lựa chọn hỏa táng thay vì địa táng. (More and more people are choosing to cremate rather than bury.)
• Noun (concept):
  • Hỏa táng được coi là một phương thức an táng vệ sinh. (Cremation is considered a hygienic form of burial.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is neutral and formal. In historical or literary contexts, more classical terms like "hỏa thiêu" (to burn by fire) might be encountered, though "hỏa táng" is standard for the respectful, ritualized process.

Variants and Related Words

• Sự hỏa táng (n): The act or process of cremation.
• Lò hỏa táng (n): Crematorium; crematory. The facility or furnace used for cremation.
  • Thi thể được đưa vào lò hỏa táng. (The body was placed into the crematorium.)
• Tro hỏa táng (n): Cremated remains; ashes.
  • Tro hỏa táng được gia đình giữ trong bình. (The cremated ashes were kept by the family in an urn.)

Synonyms

• Cremate: The direct English equivalent for the verb.
• Incinerate: A more general term for burning to ashes, often used for objects or waste; when applied to a body, it lacks the ceremonial connotation of "cremate."

Related Terms and Phrases

• Địa táng (n): Inhumation; burial in the ground. This is the traditional alternative to "hỏa táng."
• Hỏa táng viên (n): A crematorium complex or garden.
• Thủy táng (n): Water burial; sea burial.
• Thiên táng (n): Sky burial (a different funerary practice).

verb

1. to cremate
   • sự hỏa táng
     cremation
   • lò hỏa táng
     cremetorium; crematory