immolation C1 Topic:Religion & Belief US /ˈɪməˌleɪʃən/ UK /ˈɪməˌleɪʃən/ See IPA manual Freq #97360 Meanings 1 noun the act of killing, sacrificing, or destroying by fire The letters' immolation in the fire erased the last evidence. Thesaurus Word family Derived forms self-immolationtwimmolation Related forms immolate Etymology From Middle English immolacion, from Middle French immolation, from Old French, from Latin immolatio. Topics Religion & Belief External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # immolation **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɪməˌleɪʃən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɪməˌleɪʃən/ **Frequency rank:** 97360 ## Meanings 1. the act of killing, sacrificing, or destroying by fire ## Examples - The letters' immolation in the fire erased the last evidence. ## Derived Forms - self-immolation - twimmolation ## Related Forms - immolate ## Etymology From Middle English immolacion, from Middle French immolation, from Old French, from Latin immolatio. ## Topics - Religion & Belief markdown