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pyre  (pr)

n.

1. A heap of combustibles for burning a corpse as a funeral rite.

2. A pile of combustibles.

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[Latin pyra, from Greek pur, from pr, fire; see paw in Indo-European roots.]

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pyre

Noun

a pile of wood for cremating a corpse [Greek pur fire]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

pyre - wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite funeral pyre cumulation, heap, pile, agglomerate, cumulus, mound - a collection of objects laid on top of each other

Translations

pyre

n pyre [ˈpaiə]

a pile of wood on which a dead body is ceremonially burned a funeral pyre vuurstapel, brandstapel مَحْرَقَه، كَوْمَة حَطَب لِحَرْق جُثَّة الميِّت погребална клада hranice bål; ligbål der Scheiterhaufen πυρά pira tuleriit تل هیزم polttorovio bûcher funéraire מְדוּרָה לִשרֵפַת גוּפוֹת चित्ता halotti máglya api unggun bálköstur; líkbál pira 積みまき (화장용의) 장작 더미 laužas (apbedīšanas) sārts unggun brandstapel likbål stos (pogrzebowy) pira rug погребальный костёр hranica grmada pir bål กองฟืน odun yığını 火葬用的柴堆 похоронне вогнище چتا giàn thiêu 火葬用的柴堆