immolation

im·mo·late

 (ĭm′ə-lāt′)

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

1. To kill (an animal, for instance) as a religious sacrifice.

2. To kill, especially by fire: "[The soldiers] are crushed under rocks, pierced by bullets, immolated by flamethrowers" (A.O. Scott).

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

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im′mo·la′tion n.

im′mo·la′tor n.

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im•mo•la•tion

(ˌɪm əˈleɪ ʃən)

n.

1. an act or instance of immolating.

2. the state of being immolated.

3. a sacrifice.

[1525–35; < Latin]

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immolation

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

See also: Killing

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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

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immolation

noun

One or more living creatures slain and offered to a deity as part of a religious rite:

hecatomb, offering, sacrifice, victim.

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Translations

immolation

n (liter)

(= sacrifice) → Opfer nt

(action) → Opfern nt, → Opferung f

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