pyromachy

English

Etymology

From pyro- +‎ -machy.

Noun

pyromachy (uncountable)

1. The use of fire in combat.
   • 1950, Paul Frischauer, So great a queen: the story of Esther, Queen of Persia, page 313:

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

References

• https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/pyromachy