What does "immolation" mean?

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

What is a synonym for "immolation"?

Common synonyms include: bane, blood, bloodletting, bloodshed, braining, burnt offering.

noun

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Noun

1
The act of immolating, or the state of being immolated. countable, uncountable
"Mary heard with sorrow, and fear also, of the projected journey; but the altered expression of Isabella's countenance was a great palliative—dreadful as it was that her husband should love another (and of that distressing fact it was impossible to doubt), his confidence was consoling; and her power to prove the firmness of her character, her right to his esteem, and the immolation of her happiness to further his desires, had, in itself, the sustainment which belongs to great sacrifice."
2
killing or offering as a sacrifice wordnet
3
That which is immolated; a sacrifice. countable, uncountable
4
The act of maliciously burning a person. countable, uncountable

"The Heavenly Timber Immolation is a kind of ancient ritual."

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

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