cremate body

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to burn a dead person's body, especially as part of a funeral ceremony

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  • Many cultures choose to cremate a body rather than bury it.
  • After the service, they cremated his body according to his last wishes.
  • The family has decided to cremate the body and scatter the ashes at sea.
  • It is a legal requirement to obtain a certificate before you can cremate a body.
  • In some religions, it is forbidden to cremate a body.
  • The process of cremating the body took several hours.
  • Historically, ancient Greeks would cremate the bodies of fallen soldiers on a pyre.
  • How soon after death can one legally cremate a body?
  • The funeral home will handle all the arrangements to cremate the body.
  • The body was cremated in a private ceremony attended only by close family.