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pyree

pyree noun: an ancient Persian temple devoted to fire.

Noun

pyree (plural pyrees)

  1. (obsolete, rare) An ancient Persian temple devoted to fire.
    • But more usefull to our intellect, is the long time famous'd Mountaine Albors, neere this place; infamous in the Pyreë or Temple of Idolatrous Fyre, which has never gone out for fifty Ages.1638, Thomas Herbert, Some Yeares Travels, section II
    • The fire Ether, which they supposed to circulate throughout the universe, was represented in their pyrees, or fire temples, by the sacred fire kept continually alive by the Magi, or priests [...].1841, The Existence of Christ Disproved, London, page 63

Forms of pyree

pluralpyrees

Origin of pyree

From Late Latin pyreum, from Ancient Greek πυρεῖον (pureîon).

Questions about pyree

What does pyree mean?
Pyree means an ancient Persian temple devoted to fire.
What part of speech is pyree?
Pyree is a noun.
What is the plural of pyree?
The plural of pyree is pyrees.

Words near pyree in the dictionary

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  2. pyrazyl
  3. pyre
  4. pyrectic
  5. pyrectics
  6. pyree
  7. pyrees
  8. pyrena
  9. pyrenae
  10. Pyrenaean
  11. pyrene

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