{Funeral pile} or {Funeral pyre}, a structure of combustible material, upon which a dead body is placed to be reduced to ashes, as part of a funeral rite; a pyre. -- {Fu"ner*al*ly}, adv. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster]
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Funeral Pyre — Infobox Single Name = Funeral Pyre Artist = The Jam from Album = B side = Disguises Released = 1981 06 06 Format = 7 vinyl Recorded = Genre = Mod Revival Length = 3:30 Label = Polydor (UK) Writer = Words: Paul Weller/Music: The Jam Producer =… … Wikipedia
funeral pyre — noun wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite • Syn: ↑pyre • Hypernyms: ↑pile, ↑heap, ↑mound, ↑agglomerate, ↑cumulation, ↑cumulus … Useful english dictionary
funeral pyre — (also funeral pile) noun a pile of wood on which a corpse is burnt as part of a funeral ceremony … English new terms dictionary
The Funeral Pyre — Infobox musical artist Name = The Funeral Pyre Img capt = Img size = Background = group or band Origin = La Habra, CA, U.S. Genre = Blackened death metal Melodic death metal Melodic black metal Years active = 2001 present Label = Creator… … Wikipedia
Funeral — Fu ner*al, a. [LL. funeralis. See {Funeral}, n.] Pertaining to a funeral; used at the interment of the dead; as, funeral rites, honors, or ceremonies. Shak. [1913 Webster] {Funeral pile} or {Funeral pyre}, a structure of combustible material,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Funeral pile — Funeral Fu ner*al, a. [LL. funeralis. See {Funeral}, n.] Pertaining to a funeral; used at the interment of the dead; as, funeral rites, honors, or ceremonies. Shak. [1913 Webster] {Funeral pile} or {Funeral pyre}, a structure of combustible… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pyre — [paıə US paır] n [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: pyra, from Greek, from pyr fire ] a high pile of wood on which a dead body is placed to be burned in a funeral ceremony ▪ a funeral pyre … Dictionary of contemporary English
pyre — 1650s, from L. pyra, from Gk. pyra a hearth, funeral pyre, from pyr (gen. pyros) fire, cognate with O.E. fyr (see FIRE (Cf. fire) (n.)) … Etymology dictionary
Pyre — For the English band The Jam s song, see Funeral Pyre. An Ubud cremation ceremony in 2005 A pyre (Greek: πυρά, pyrá, from πυρ, pýr, fire), also known as a funeral pyre, is a structure, usually made of wood, for burning a body as part of a funeral … Wikipedia
Funeral — This article is about the ceremony. For other uses, see Funeral (disambiguation). The funeral of Pope John Paul II A funeral is a ceremony for celebrating, sanctifying, or remembering the life of a person who has died. Funerary customs comprise… … Wikipedia
