immolation
noun
im·mo·la·tion
ˌi-mə-ˈlā-shən 
1
: the act of immolating : the state of being immolated
2
: something that is immolated
Examples of immolation in a Sentence
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For some artists, shows and life became blurred, performance identities bled into selves, resulting in the gradual immolation of birth names, pasts, and identities.
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Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 23 Jan. 2024
For many, torching the temple has become the centerpiece of the celebration — a more intimate, spiritual event than the rave party-like immolation of the figure.
—Ed Komenda, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2023
For many, torching the temple has become the centerpiece of the burning — a more intimate, spiritual event than the rave-party-like immolation of the effigy.
—Scott Sonner, ajc, 6 Sep. 2023
The film’s only sparks are provided by the occasional immolation scenes when one of Dracula’s undead victims is exposed to the sun.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Aug. 2023
And in 2012, Kentucky faced Louisville — and Rick Pitino, the coach who had resurrected the Wildcats and led them to a national title — in a national semifinal that threatened to send the Commonwealth, as well as nearly 73,000 fans at the Superdome, into rapturous immolation.
—New York Times, 1 Apr. 2022
The risks of financial immolation are great.
—Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 4 Feb. 2023
Investigators placed on Sabatini’s trail may have drawn overly severe conclusions in some areas, and Whitehead and Sabatini may have missed a chance for a less destructive resolution, one that didn’t cause the professional immolation of a top cell biologist and the dismantling of a world-class lab.
—BostonGlobe.com, 28 Jan. 2023
The shares staggered lower over the following months, culminating in a record one-day immolation of market value of $251 billion on Feb. 3, when the company announced disappointing results for the fourth quarter of 2021.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2022
Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 23 Jan. 2024
For many, torching the temple has become the centerpiece of the celebration — a more intimate, spiritual event than the rave party-like immolation of the figure.
—Ed Komenda, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2023
For many, torching the temple has become the centerpiece of the burning — a more intimate, spiritual event than the rave-party-like immolation of the effigy.
—Scott Sonner, ajc, 6 Sep. 2023
The film’s only sparks are provided by the occasional immolation scenes when one of Dracula’s undead victims is exposed to the sun.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Aug. 2023
And in 2012, Kentucky faced Louisville — and Rick Pitino, the coach who had resurrected the Wildcats and led them to a national title — in a national semifinal that threatened to send the Commonwealth, as well as nearly 73,000 fans at the Superdome, into rapturous immolation.
—New York Times, 1 Apr. 2022
The risks of financial immolation are great.
—Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 4 Feb. 2023
Investigators placed on Sabatini’s trail may have drawn overly severe conclusions in some areas, and Whitehead and Sabatini may have missed a chance for a less destructive resolution, one that didn’t cause the professional immolation of a top cell biologist and the dismantling of a world-class lab.
—BostonGlobe.com, 28 Jan. 2023
The shares staggered lower over the following months, culminating in a record one-day immolation of market value of $251 billion on Feb. 3, when the company announced disappointing results for the fourth quarter of 2021.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2022
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“Immolation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immolation. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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