combustible heap (noun)

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• pyre — noun /ˈpaɪɚ/ a) A funeral pile; a combustible heap on which corpses are burned. , For nine long nights, through all the dusky air, The pyres thick flaming shot a dismal glare. Homer Iliad, p. 31 b) Any heap or pile of combustibles …   Wiktionary

• pyre — noun Etymology: Latin pyra, from Greek, from pyr fire more at fire Date: 1587 a combustible heap for burning a dead body as a funeral rite; broadly a pile of material to be burned < a pyre of dead leaves > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• pyre — noun a heap of combustible material, especially one for burning a corpse as part of a funeral ceremony. Origin C17: via L. from Gk pura, from pur fire …   English new terms dictionary

• pyre — /ˈpaɪə / (say puyuh) noun 1. a pile or heap of wood or other combustible material. 2. such a pile for burning a dead body. {Latin pyra, from Greek} …  

• pyre — ► NOUN ▪ a heap of combustible material, especially one for the ritual cremation of a corpse. ORIGIN Greek pur fire …   English terms dictionary