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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_162978" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_162978" /> == | ||
<p> (n.) A funeral pile; a combustible heap on which the dead are burned; hence, any pile to be burnt. </p> | <p> (n.) [[A]] funeral pile; a combustible heap on which the dead are burned; hence, any pile to be burnt. </p> | ||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_43292" /> == | == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_43292" /> == | ||
Isaiah 30:33 | Isaiah 30:33 | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_57120" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_57120" /> == | ||
<p> (πυρά, from πῦρ,fire), the funeral pile of wood on which the ancient [[Greeks]] often burned the bodies of their dead. The body was placed upon the top with oils and perfumes, and in the heroic age it was customary to burn animals and even slaves along with the corpse. When the body was consumed and the pyre burned down, the fire was extinguished by throwing wine upon it, and the bones were collected, washed with wine and oil, and placed in urns. </p> | <p> (πυρά, from πῦρ,''fire'' ), the funeral pile of wood on which the ancient [[Greeks]] often burned the bodies of their dead. The body was placed upon the top with oils and perfumes, and in the heroic age it was customary to burn animals and even slaves along with the corpse. When the body was consumed and the pyre burned down, the fire was extinguished by throwing wine upon it, and the bones were collected, washed with wine and oil, and placed in urns. </p> | ||
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