Meaning & use
pyre
A pile of wood on which a dead body is ceremonially burned, especially as part of a funeral rite.
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Mourners gathered as the funeral pyre was lit at sunset beside the river.
In the story, the fallen warrior's body was placed on a pyre and set ablaze.
A note on using this word
Pyre almost always appears in the phrase 'funeral pyre' and is associated with traditional or ceremonial cremation rather than modern crematoriums.
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