pyre
noun/ˈpaɪə(r)/
/ˈpaɪər/
- a large pile of wood on which a dead body is placed and burned in a funeral ceremonyTopics Religion and festivalsc2, Life stagesc2Oxford Collocations DictionaryPyre is used after these nouns:
- funeral
Word Originmid 17th cent.: via Latin from Greek pura, from pur ‘fire’.Definitions on the go
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