pyre

n.

1. A heap of combustibles for burning a corpse as a funeral rite.
2. A pile of combustibles.

[Latin pyra, from Greek purā, from pūr, fire.]

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 has one meaning:

Meaning #1: wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite
  Synonym: funeral pyre

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - ligbål

Nederlands (Dutch)
brandstapel

Français (French)
n. - bûcher funéraire

Deutsch (German)
n. - Scheiterhaufen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πυρά (καύσεως νεκρών)

Italiano (Italian)
pira

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pira (f)

Русский (Russian)
погребальный костер

Español (Spanish)
n. - pira, hoguera

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - (lik)bål

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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