Pyre

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈpaɪɚ/
• Rhymes: -aɪə(r)

Origin

Latin pyra ("pyre, funeral pile"), from Ancient Greek πυρά, from πῦρ (pūr, "fire"), from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂ur.

Etymological twin to fire.

Full definition of pyre

Noun

1. A funeral pile; a combustible heap on which corpses are burned.
• For nine long nights, through all the dusky air, The pyres thick flaming shot a dismal glare. - Homer Iliad, p. 31
2. Any heap or pile of combustibles.

Related terms

• empyreal, empyrean

Anagrams

• prey, rype