Cremationist

/kriːˈmeɪʃənɪst/ noun

Definition

A person who advocates for cremation or believes in cremationism as the preferred funeral practice.

Etymology

From cremation plus the agent suffix -ist, creating a noun for a person who practices or advocates a specific belief. Parallel to other -ionist words.

Kelly Says

Cremationists in the 1880s-1920s were practical reformers—they saw cremation as more sanitary, less land-intensive, and more modern than burial, and their word choices reflected enlightenment values challenging tradition.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
火葬者
hu-sa-ng-za
ARالعربية
مُحَرِّق
mu-ḥar-riq
BNবাংলা
ক্রীমেশনকারী
kre-me-shon-ka-ri
CACatalà
crematori
kre-ma-to-ri
CSČeština
kremačníkem
kre-ma-cni-kem
DADansk
kremator
kre-ma-tor
DEDeutsch
Bestatter
bes-tat-er
ELΕλληνικά
καίτης
ka-it-es
ESEspañol
crematorio
kre-ma-to-ri-o
FAفارسی
آتش‌افکن
āch-e-fa-ken
FISuomi
tuhkausmies
tuhka-us-mies
FRFrançais
crématiste
kʁe-ma-tist
GUGU
ક્રીમીએશન કર્મી
kri-mee-a-shan kar-mee
HAHA
tsaf
tsaf
HEעברית
מעביר אש
me-a-vir ash
HIहिन्दी
शवदाहकर्ता
shav-daah-kar-ta
HUMagyar
hamvasztó
ham-vast-o
IDBahasa Indonesia
penjaga krematorium
pen-ja-ga kre-ma-to-ri-um
IGIG
ọkwụ
o-kwo
ITItaliano
crematore
kre-ma-tore
JA日本語
火葬師
ka-sō-shi
KKKK
жарып
ja-ryp
KMKM
ប្រើ
pru
KO한국어
수거사
su-geo-sa
MRMR
कृमीकरण
kri-mee-ka-ran
MSBahasa Melayu
penjaga krematorium
pen-ja-ga kre-ma-to-ri-um
MYမြန်မာ
เผา
phaa
NLNederlands
crematoriummedewerker
kre-ma-to-ri-um-me-de-wer-ker
NONorsk
kremator
kre-ma-tor
PAPA
Cremation
kre-ma-shon
PLPolski
osoba zajmująca się kremacją
o-so-ba za-ju-mu-ju-ca sie kre-ma-cja
PTPortuguês
crematório
kre-ma-to-ri-o
RORomână
cremator
kre-ma-tor
RUРусский
крематорий
kre-ma-to-riy
SVSvenska
kremator
kre-ma-tor
SWKiswahili
msikizaji wa moto
mi-si-ki-za-ji wa mo-to
TAதமிழ்
தகன ஆளு
tha-ka-na a-alu
TEతెలుగు
క్రీమేటరీషన్
kri-me-ta-ri-shan
THไทย
เผา
phaa
TLTL
tagapangalaga ng crematorium
ta-ga-pa-nga-la-ga ng kre-ma-to-ri-um
TRTürkçe
cenaze işletmecisi
ce-naze ish-let-me-si-si
UKУкраїнська
крематорій
kre-ma-to-riy
URاردو
جلائی
jala-i
VITiếng Việt
người hỏa táng
nguoi hoa-tang
YOYO
àgbà
a-gba
ZH中文
火葬员
huǒzàngyuán
ZUZU
umuntu oqeqe
oo-mu-ntu o-qe-qe

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