immolation

Noun

Meaning

The act of immolating, or the state of being immolated, or sacrificed.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

holocaust bane blood butchery favor offering destruction prey burning grant gift sacrifice slaughter annihilation bloodshed
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Antonyms

hunter increase malefactor enemy criminal attacker
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Hypernyms

sacrifice ritual killing

Related terms

immolate

Phrases with the word

martyrdom by immolation

Examples

Final Report, p.150; Trașcă, pp.389–391 Purportedly the largest single massacre of Jews in the war's history, it involved mass shootings, hangings, acts of immolation and a mass detonation. Source: Internet

Maulawi Abdul Qayom Faroqi, a religious scholar in Herat, says: “According to Islam attempting self immolation is forbidden. Source: Internet

The three queens of King Dasratha were widowed but none committed self immolation. Source: Internet

So far, there have been many interpretations for the Buddhist crisis and the immolation of Thích Quảng Đức in 1963. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

immodesty Immokalee immolate immolator immolatory immold