Catafalque
Catafalque noun - A decorated bier on which a coffin rests in state during a funeral.
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Pyre and catafalque are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pyre" instead a noun "Catafalque".
Pyre
Pyre noun - Wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite.
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Nearby Word: pyretic
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Pyre and Catafalque. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/catafalque/pyre
Catafalque & Pyre. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/catafalque/pyre>.
Pyre or Catafalque. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/catafalque/pyre.
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