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What (who) is funeral pyre - definition
STRUCTURE FOR BURNING A BODY AS PART OF A FUNERAL RITE OR EXECUTION
Funeral pyre; Pyres; Cremation pyre
![The funeral pyre of Chan Kusalo (the Buddhist high monk of Northern Thailand) at [[Wat Chedi Luang]], Chiang Mai, Thailand](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Chan Kusalo cremation 04.jpg?width=200 "The funeral pyre of Chan Kusalo (the Buddhist high monk of Northern Thailand) at [[Wat Chedi Luang]], Chiang Mai, Thailand")
![The tiered funeral pyre of Burmese Buddhist Monk at Pa-Auk Village, [[Mon State]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Pa-Auk Village Burmese Buddhist Monks Funeral Temporary Building Side.jpg?width=200 "The tiered funeral pyre of Burmese Buddhist Monk at Pa-Auk Village, [[Mon State]].")
funeral pyre
(also funeral pile)
¦ noun a pile of wood on which a corpse is burnt as part of a funeral ceremony.
pyre
n.
Funeral pile.
pyre
n. a funeral pyre
Wikipedia
Pyre
A pyre (Ancient Greek: πυρά, romanized: purá; from πῦρ (pûr) 'fire'), also known as a funeral pyre, is a structure, usually made of wood, for burning a body as part of a funeral rite or execution. As a form of cremation, a body is placed upon or under the pyre, which is then set on fire.
In discussing ancient Greek religion, "pyre" (the normal Greek word for fire anglicized) is also used for the sacred fires at altars, on which parts of the animal sacrifice were burnt as an offering to the deity.
Examples of use of funeral pyre
1. A funeral pyre was being prepared for Margaret Beckett.
2. He compared it to watching a nation busily engaged in heaping up its own funeral pyre.
3. The practice of Sati, whereby a wife immolates herself on her husband‘s funeral pyre was a feature of ancient Hindu cultures.
4. St Apollonia was an Alexandrian deaconess who, in the fifth century, leapt on to a funeral pyre rather than renounce Christ.
5. "This is the funeral pyre for thought in America today," Wayne told spectators outside his bookstore as he lit the first batch of books.