What does pyre mean?
Pyre means A funeral pile; a combustible heap on which corpses are burned..
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/ˈpaɪɚ/ · noun
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.
For nine long nights, through all the dusky air, The pyres thick flaming shot a dismal glare.
Flames rose high from the pyre in the night sky.
Use pyre when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Pyre means A funeral pile; a combustible heap on which corpses are burned..
Common synonyms include funeral pyre.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The villagers built a funeral pyre to honor their dead.
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