Pyre Definition

pīr
pyres
noun
pyres
A pile, esp. of wood, on which a dead body is burned in a funeral rite.
Webster's New World
A pile of combustibles.
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Noun

Singular:
pyre
Plural:
pyres

Origin of Pyre

  • Latin pyra (“pyre, funeral pile"), from Ancient Greek πυρά (pura), from πῦρ (pÅ«r, “fire"), from Proto-Indo-European *péhâ‚‚ur. Etymological twin to fire.

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin pyra from Greek purā from pūr fire paəwr̥ in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Pyre Sentence Examples

  • Then the pyre was built and the body laid upon it.

  • A pyre had been built in the middle of the cobblestone courtyard to burn the bodies of the demons before nightfall, when they.d come back alive.

  • Her body wouldn't be placed in a funeral pyre or surrounded by family and friends who bore her gifts one last time.

  • The fire of the funeral pyre is lit by the eldest son.

  • Snow fell from the sky to be either burned by the pyre or to cover the red mess that was the rest of the park.

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Words Starting With

PPYPYR

Words Ending With

EREYRE

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Words Starting With P and Ending With E

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4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With P4 Letter Words Ending With E