Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Cremation /(kr?-m?"sh?n)/ · Cre·ma·tion · IPA /kɹɪˈmeɪʃən/ 01 n. A burning; esp., the act or practice of cremating the dead. 1. A burning; esp., the act or practice of cremating the dead. “Without cremation . . . of their bodies.” — Sir T. Browne.