self-immolation

Noun

Meaning

The act of setting oneself on fire, especially as a form of protest.
Synonym: autocremation

(figuratively) The act of self-sacrificing oneself, in any manner of ways.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

suicide martyrdom kamikaze self-destruction hara-kiri self-sacrifice seppuku self-annihilation suttee disembowelment self-renunciation harikari immolation felo-de-se pyrolysis
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Antonyms

egocentrism self-concern

Related terms

self-immolate

Examples

According to a source, Pujarani attempted self-immolation at her parental residence in New Market Colony in wee hours of Saturday. Source: Internet

Ben Vereen is the beguiling leading player of a troupe who may or may not lead the eponymous prince to self-immolation. Source: Internet

A captain which had been protesting over many months against corruption in the fishing industry in Dakhla on 30 March carried out his threat of self-immolation. Source: Internet

Late January, a 43 year old Mauritanian businessman died at a hospital in Casablanca a few days after he had attempted self-immolation in front of the Presidential palace in Nouakchott to protest against the regime. Source: Internet

In other words, Pentecostalism is in danger of self-immolation through blatant and unrelenting prattle on materialism. Source: Internet

Tibetans had turned to self-immolation to publicize and reach a larger audience about just how many people are truly suffering under the Chinese rule. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

self-imitate self-imitation self-immolate self-imparting self-importance self-important