pyromachy

pyromachy means the use of fire in combat. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 89 out of 100.

Why “pyromachy” is a great word

The tactical use of fire as an instrument of war. From the Greek pyro- ("fire") + -machy ("battle, fight"), first attested in 1593 by Gabriel Harvey. Unlike pyrokinesis, which suggests a psychic command of flame, or pyromania, which denotes a compulsive urge, pyromachy is fire calculated, weaponized, and unleashed. It is the scorched-earth retreat, the incendiary bomb turning a city to a furnace, and the flaming arrow arcing over a castle wall—the ancient, terrible logic that if something cannot be held, it can at least be made to burn.

Etymology

From pyro- + -machy.

noun

The 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.”