pyre
noun/ˈpaɪɚ/
Etymology Learned borrowing from Latin pyra (“pyre, funeral pile”), from Ancient Greek πυρά (purá), from πῦρ (pûr, “fire”). Doublet of fire.
1
A funeral pile; a combustible heap on which corpses are burned.
- The villagers built a funeral pyre to honor their dead.
- The effigy was set ablaze on the pyre.
1 more example
- For nine long nights, through all the dusky air, The pyres thick flaming shot a dismal glare.Iliad, p. 31
2
Any heap or pile of combustibles.
- Flames rose high from the pyre in the night sky.
- Derived terms
- funeral pyre