immolation

im·mo·late  (m-lt)

tr.v. im·mo·lat·ed, im·mo·lat·ing, im·mo·lates

1. To kill as a sacrifice.

2. To kill (oneself) by fire.

3. To destroy.

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[Latin immolre, immolt-, to sacrifice, sprinkle with sacrificial meal : in-, on; see in-² + mola, meal, millstone; see mel- in Indo-European roots.]

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immo·lation n.

immo·lator n.

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immolation

the process of sacrificing, espeeially by flre. — immolator, n.

See also: Killing

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

immolation - killing or offering as a sacrifice ritual killing, sacrifice - the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity