pyre
noun /ˈpaɪə(r)/
  /ˈpaɪər/
 - a large pile of wood on which a dead body is placed and burned in a funeral ceremonyTopics Religion and festivalsc2, Life stagesc2Oxford Collocations DictionaryPyre is used after these nouns:
- funeral
 
Word Originmid 17th cent.: via Latin from Greek pura, from pur ‘fire’.