pyromachy

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noun

The use of fire in combat.

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Meanings

nounpyromachy (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe use of fire in combat.

    The general-in-chief of pyromachy was holding in readiness a detail outfitted with supplies of tinder and torches for emergency incendiary action.

    1950, Paul Frischauer, So great a queen: the story of Esther, Queen of Persia, page 313

Origin

From pyro- + -machy.

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APA

pyromachy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyromachy

MLA

“pyromachy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyromachy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pyromachy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyromachy.

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