pyre

[ pahyuhr ]

/ paɪər /

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noun

a pile or heap of wood or other combustible material.

such a pile for burning a dead body, especially as part of a funeral rite, as in India.

Origin of pyre

1650–60; <Latin pyra<Greek pyrá hearth, funeral pile

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH pyre

buyer, byre, pyre

Words nearby pyre

pyrazine, pyrazole, pyrazoline, pyrazolone, pyrazolone dye, pyre, pyrene, Pyrenean, Pyrenean mountain dog, Pyrenees, Pyrénées-Atlantiques

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Example sentences from the Web for pyre

Thrown into the Middle East pyre, the Zionism-racism charge has been an accelerant, angering, alienating, polarizing both sides.
Delegitimizing Israel Makes Peace Harder to Achieve|Gil Troy|February 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Spectators took photographs of the pyre on their mobile phones.
Where They Still Burn ‘Witches’|Jo Chandler|February 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But now the pyre is ready to be heaped, and the obsequies of Patroclus are on the point of being celebrated.
Studies of the Greek Poets (Vol I of 2)|John Addington Symonds
The young men in the meadow, apprentices in the art of warfare, ran around the pyre with lighted torches.
Snnica|Vicente Blasco Ibez

The corpse is then carried thrice round the pyre, and laid thereon.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston
His friends could hardly restrain him from casting himself on the pyre.
The History of Antiquity|Max Duncker
Round brands of the pyre a wall they built, the worthiest ever that wit could prompt in their wisest men.
Beowulf|Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for pyre

pyre

/ (paɪə) /

noun

a heap or pile of wood or other combustible material, esp one used for cremating a corpse

Word Origin for pyre

C17: from Latin pyra, from Greek pura hearth, from pur fire

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单词	pyre
释义	pyre [ pahyuhr ] / paɪər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pyre ON THESAURUS.COM noun a pile or heap of wood or other combustible material. such a pile for burning a dead body, especially as part of a funeral rite, as in India. Origin of pyre 1650–60; <Latin pyra<Greek pyrá hearth, funeral pile WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH pyre buyer, byre, pyre Words nearby pyre pyrazine, pyrazole, pyrazoline, pyrazolone, pyrazolone dye, pyre, pyrene, Pyrenean, Pyrenean mountain dog, Pyrenees, Pyrénées-Atlantiques Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pyre Thrown into the Middle East pyre, the Zionism-racism charge has been an accelerant, angering, alienating, polarizing both sides. Delegitimizing Israel Makes Peace Harder to Achieve\|Gil Troy\|February 28, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Spectators took photographs of the pyre on their mobile phones. Where They Still Burn ‘Witches’\|Jo Chandler\|February 18, 2013\|DAILY BEAST But now the pyre is ready to be heaped, and the obsequies of Patroclus are on the point of being celebrated. Studies of the Greek Poets (Vol I of 2)\|John Addington Symonds The young men in the meadow, apprentices in the art of warfare, ran around the pyre with lighted torches. Snnica\|Vicente Blasco Ibez The corpse is then carried thrice round the pyre, and laid thereon. Castes and Tribes of Southern India\|Edgar Thurston His friends could hardly restrain him from casting himself on the pyre. The History of Antiquity\|Max Duncker Round brands of the pyre a wall they built, the worthiest ever that wit could prompt in their wisest men. Beowulf\|Anonymous British Dictionary definitions for pyre pyre / (paɪə) / noun a heap or pile of wood or other combustible material, esp one used for cremating a corpse Word Origin for pyre C17: from Latin pyra, from Greek pura hearth, from pur fire Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to pyre fuel, bonfire, heap, suttee
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pyre

noun

Origin of pyre

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British Dictionary definitions for pyre

noun

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