The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Pyre \Pyre\, n. [L. pure, Gr. ?, fr. ? fire. See Fire.]
   A funeral pile; a combustible heap on which the dead are
   burned; hence, any pile to be burnt.
   [1913 Webster]

         For nine long nights, through all the dusky air,
         The pyres thick flaming shot a dismal glare. --Pope.
   [1913 Webster]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

pyre
    n 1: wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite [syn:
         pyre, funeral pyre]