n.
- A heap of combustibles for burning a corpse as a funeral rite.
- A pile of combustibles.
[Latin pyra, from Greek purā, from pūr, fire.]
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pyre
Quick Definition: 화장용 장작; mass of wood for burning a corpse
IN BRIEF: A heap of combustibles arranged for burning a dead body.
Having a funeral pyre was an important custom of many cultures of the world.
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IN BRIEF: A heap of combustibles arranged for burning a dead body.
Having a funeral pyre was an important custom of many cultures of the world. 
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The noun pyre has one meaning:
Meaning #1: wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite
Synonym: funeral pyre
pyre
A pyre is a structure, such as a mound of wood, for burning a body as part of a funeral rite. An early form of cremation, a body or bodies is placed upon the pyre and the pyre is set on fire. In a Viking funeral the pyre was built on a ship, which was then floated out to sea as it burned. Pyres are uncommon in the Western world in modern times and have been replaced by indoor cremation in a crematorium.
Other uses
Pyre is also the name of an underground literature/art group in the mid 1990s. The group was headquartered in the 713 area code and released literature/art packs which were transmitted through bbs systems. Pyre slowly dissolved in the late 1990s but not without leaving a lasting legacy that would influence the scene today.
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Translations for: Pyre
Dansk (Danish)
n. - ligbl
Nederlands (Dutch)
brandstapel
Franais (French)
n. - bcher funraire
Deutsch (German)
n. - Scheiterhaufen
ή (Greek)
n. - ά (ύ ώ)
Italiano (Italian)
pira
Portugus (Portuguese)
n. - pira (f)
Русский (Russian)
погребальный костер
Espaol (Spanish)
n. - pira, hoguera
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - (lik)bl
中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
火葬用的柴堆
中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 火葬用的柴堆
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 화장요 장작[더미]
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 積みまき
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) محرقه, كومه من الحطب لحرق الجثث
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - מדורה, בעיקר לשריפה טקסית של מת
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