immolation

C1 Topic:Religion & Belief
US /ˈɪməˌleɪʃən/ UK /ˈɪməˌleɪʃən/
noun Freq #97360

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    the act of killing, sacrificing, or destroying by fire

    The letters' immolation in the fire erased the last evidence.

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Word family
Derived forms self-immolationtwimmolation
Related forms immolate

Etymology

From Middle English immolacion, from Middle French immolation, from Old French, from Latin immolatio.

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