Definition

1. Noun:
   • Crematorium: A specialized furnace or facility designed for the cremation of human or animal remains.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Thi hài người quá cố được đưa vào lò hỏa táng. (The deceased's body was placed into the crematorium.)
  • Khu vực này có một lò hỏa táng hiện đại. (This area has a modern crematorium.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is used in formal, legal, and administrative contexts related to funeral services and death care.

Variants and Related Words

• Hỏa táng (n/v): Cremation; the act of cremating.
  • Theo di nguyện, ông ấy đã chọn hình thức hỏa táng. (According to his will, he chose cremation.)
• Lò thiêu (n): A more direct, less formal synonym for crematorium.
  • Lò thiêu often carries a blunter, more graphic connotation.

Synonyms

• Crematory: Another term for a crematorium.
• Cremation furnace: A descriptive synonym.

Related Terms

• Tang lễ: Funeral rites.
• Hài cốt: Remains, ashes.
• Nghĩa trang: Cemetery.

noun

1. crematorium