A combustible pile for burning a corpse at a funeral rite is a:

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A combustible pile for burning a corpse at a funeral rite is called a pyre. Bier is a platform used to carry a coffin or a corpse, but it is not used for burning the body. Cremation platform could be another term for a pyre, but pyre is more commonly used. Levirate is a practice of a man marrying his brother's widow, and it is irrelevant to the question. Therefore, the best choice is C, pyre.

A Combustible Pile for Burning a Corpse at a Funeral