Pyre- a heap of combustible material for a fire
Ex: They laid the rigid, imposing corpse of LeBron James to rest atop the pyre. The King had betrayed the people of Cleveland one too many times. How quick were they to forget the championship he delivered to the city in 2016, breaking their decades long sports curse. No, it was not merely enough for the Cavs fans to burn LeBron jerseys in the streets, they were bloodthirsty, hell-bent on delivering vengeance in its ultimate form. After LeBron’s body had been reduced to dust, a few fans grabbed some of his ashes and used them to recreate his pregame ritual of tossing chalk up into the air outside of Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse.