: 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
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The deceased who are buried at the site would likely have been burnt on funeral pyres.
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Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Allie—her body a flaming pyre of agony—rolled off the bed and fell to the floor.
—William Earl, Variety, 1 Oct. 2024
The Season 1 finale sees Lady Jane Grey being brought out to be beheaded and Lord Guildford Dudley put on a pyre.
—Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 4 July 2024
The scene is crosscut with Rhaenyra and her family throwing items, including a riding blanket and a little horse figure, into a funeral pyre for Luke.
—Omar L. Gallaga, Washington Post, 17 June 2024
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Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Allie—her body a flaming pyre of agony—rolled off the bed and fell to the floor.
—William Earl, Variety, 1 Oct. 2024
The Season 1 finale sees Lady Jane Grey being brought out to be beheaded and Lord Guildford Dudley put on a pyre.
—Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 4 July 2024
The scene is crosscut with Rhaenyra and her family throwing items, including a riding blanket and a little horse figure, into a funeral pyre for Luke.
—Omar L. Gallaga, Washington Post, 17 June 2024
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“Pyre.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pyre. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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pyre
noun
: a heap of wood for burning a dead body
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: a pile of material to be burned
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