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Definition of Pyres

Pyre
Pyre Pyre, n. [L. pure, Gr. ?, fr. ? fire. See Fire.] A funeral pile; a combustible heap on which the dead are burned; hence, any pile to be burnt. For nine long nights, through all the dusky air, The pyres thick flaming shot a dismal glare. --Pope.

Meaning of Pyres from wikipedia

- pyres are used for the cremation of the dead in the Hindu and Sikh religions, a practice which dates back several thousands of years. Funeral pyres were...
- Look up pyre in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A pyre is a structure used to burn a body as part of a funeral rite or execution. Pyre or pyres may also...
- Pyral SAS is a manufacturer of magnetic recording media products, based in Avranches, France. As of 2015, it is a subsidiary of Mulann, a French company...
- Pyre Peak, also called Seguam Volcano, is an active stratovolcano on Seguam Island in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska. "Seguam". Global Volcanism Program...
- "Funeral Pyre" is The Jam's thirteenth single released on 29 May 1981. Backed by the B-side "Disguises", a cover of a Who track, it reached No. 4 in the...
- The pyre of Heracles (Gr****: Ἡρακλέους Πυρά) are the ruins of a Doric temple from the 3rd century BCE on Mount Oeta, on the site where the ancient Gr****...
- Gian Pyres (born Gianpiero Giuseppe Piras, 20 October 1973) is an English guitarist, best known for his work with extreme metal band Cradle of Filth for...
- or boxes, misplaced vowels or missing conjuncts instead of Tamil script. Pyre (Tamil: பூக்குழி, romanized: Pūkkuḻi, lit. 'flower pot') is a novel by Perumal...
- Transistor. Rites take place on a field with two columns of flame, or pyres, at opposite ends and the three exiles facing off against three opponents...
- Children of the Pyre (Ta paidia tis pyras) is a 2008 film do****entary directed and produced by Rajesh S. Jala. The film do****ents the stories of seven...