What is another word for balefire?

Pronunciation: [bˈe͡ɪlfa͡ɪ͡ə] (IPA)

Balefire is an archaic term for a large bonfire or a fire made for ceremonial purposes. If you're looking for synonyms for balefire, you can use words like bonfire, inferno, conflagration, blaze, pyre, and campfire. These words can be used interchangeably with balefire to describe a large burning fire or a ceremonial flame. Each word has a slightly different connotation, with inferno and conflagration suggesting a more intense and destructive fire, while pyre and balefire emphasize the ceremonial aspect of the fire. Regardless of which synonym you use, all words and phrases relate to the idea of fire and heat, and can be used to add vivid imagery to your writing.

Synonyms for Balefire:

What are the hypernyms for Balefire?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Balefire?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for balefire (as nouns)

Usage examples for Balefire

Many a time I had heard how in long ago days men would set the body of their dead chief afloat in his favourite ship, with all his treasure and war gear, and all else that a chief might need in Asgard; and so light his balefire on board, and let him pass to a sea grave beyond the ken of men in strange magnificence.
"A Sea Queen's Sailing"
Charles Whistler
Nay, even such a birth hath Venus of her own, a second Paris, another balefire for Troy towers reborn.
"The Aeneid of Virgil"
Virgil

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