ˈbän+ˌ- noun
Etymology: Middle English bonefyre, from bone, bon bone + fyre fire — more at bone , fire
1.
a. obsolete : a large public fire in which bones or bones and wood were traditionally burned
b. obsolete : a funeral pyre
c. archaic : a fire in which heretics or officially proscribed articles (as books or religious objects) were publicly burned
2. : a great open-air fire kindled to mark a religious anniversary (as the eves of St. Peter and St. John) or to highlight some public event (as a political rally, a community outing, a victory celebration, the birthday of a famous person)
3. : an open-air fire in which waste paper, leaves, brush, or other rubbish is burned