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Synonyms
1. funeral-residence
noun. a mortuary where those who knew the deceased can come to pay their last respects.
Synonyms
- mortuary
- funeral home
- funeral parlor
- funeral chapel
- funeral parlour
- dead room
- morgue
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Rhymes with Funeral Pyre
- transpire
- yzaguirre
- mcbryar
- dubilier
- conspire
- supplier
- require
- misfire
- mctier
- enquire
- doubtfire
- ceasefire
- cease-fire
- squier
- rewire
- retire
- odwyer
- mcguyer
- entire
- desire
- acquire
- trier
- swier
- styer
- stier
- steier
- spier
- speier
- schwier
- schryer
Sentences with funeral-pyre
1. Noun Phrase
Hercules knew he was dying and ordered a funeral pyre to be built.
2. funeral
noun. ['ˈfjuːnɝəl'] a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated.
Synonyms
- ceremonial occasion
- interment
- entombment
- sky burial
- burial
- ceremony
- observance
- ceremonial
- inhumation
Antonyms
- nonconformity
- noncompliance
- nonobservance
- inattention
3. pyre
noun. ['ˈpaɪɝ'] wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite.
Synonyms
- funeral pyre
- cumulation
- mound
- agglomerate
- heap
- pile
Antonyms
- distributive
- euphemism
- disarrange
- empty
Etymology
- pyra (Latin)
- πυρά (Ancient Greek (to 1453))