funeral pyre

Noun

Meaning

wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

pyre beacon fire flame ignition flicker bonfire blaze agglomerate backfire ingle ignis fatuus balefire burial mound campfire

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Antonyms

extinguish

Hypernyms

cumulus cumulation pile heap mound agglomerate

Examples

Daenerys places the petrified dragon eggs in Khal Drogo's funeral pyre before walking into the inferno. Source: Internet

Add it to the funeral pyre along with net neutrality and StumbleUpon. Source: Internet

Brünnhilde issues orders for a huge funeral pyre to be assembled by the river. Source: Internet

In Buddhist versions the funeral pyre of the Lord Buddha Gautama could not be made to burn until Kashyapa arrived seven days late. Source: Internet

The Targaryen queen hatches the dragons in Khal Drogo's funeral pyre and they accompany her throughout her campaign in Slaver's Bay. Source: Internet

The chief mourner (usually the first son) who lights the funeral pyre must take a holy riverwater bath immediately after cremation. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

funeral pile funeral poem funeral potatoes funeral pyres funeral ring funeral rite