Cremation vs. Incremation — What's the Difference?

Cremation is a method of final disposition of a dead body through burning.Cremation may serve as a funeral or post-funeral rite and as an alternative to burial. In some countries, including India and Nepal, cremation on an open-air pyre is an ancient tradition.

Burning; especially, the act of burning a dead body; cremation.

To incinerate (a corpse).

Burning; esp., the act of burning a dead body; cremation.

A burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse.

A burning; esp., the act or practice of cremating the dead.

The incineration of a dead body