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View synonyms for immolation

immolation

[im-uh-ley-shuhn]

noun

  1. an act or instance of immolating.

  2. the state of being immolated.

  3. a sacrifice.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of immolation1

1525–35; < Latin immolātiōn- (stem of immolātiō ) offering, sacrifice. See immolate, -ion
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Example Sentences

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They lived in the state capital, Jaipur, just two hours from the village, but learnt of their son-in-law’s death and their daughter’s immolation from the next day’s newspaper.

From BBC

The news of the immolation rippled through the press corps just as the final members of Trump’s jury — 12 seated jurors and six alternates — were being sworn in.

If West felt chastened by his recent blowback, it didn’t show on the album’s title track, where he alluded to his recent career immolation.

In a letter to the Los Angeles Times, a woman defended Beaumont’s immolation from charges of insanity with words that could have been written today about Aaron Bushnell’s sacrifice:

From Salon

For many, torching the temple has become the centerpiece of the celebration - a more intimate, spiritual event than the rave party-like immolation of the figure.

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