Burning and Pyre

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Burning noun - A process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light.

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Pyre and burning are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pyre" instead a noun "Burning".

Nearby Words: burn, burned, burnt, burnout, burner

Pyre noun - Wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite.

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Burning and pyre are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Burning" instead a noun "Pyre".

Nearby Word: pyretic

Gordon's dream in the postal car, about a giant bird building itself a pyre and burning on it, after which the surrounding plants starts to sprout new leaves.

Source: Literature / The Postman
Allegedly, it all comes from the curse launched by the Knights Templars' Grand Master Jacques de Molay while burning on the pyre.

Source: Literature / The Accursed Kings
Female survivors are sacrificed in rituals that potentially involve burning them alive on a pyre.

Source: Video Game / Tomb Raider (2013)

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