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noun im·mo·la·tion \ˌi-mə-ˈlā-shən\

Definition of immolation

1 : the act of immolating : the state of being immolated
2 : something that is immolated

Examples of immolation in a Sentence

the blood-drenched immolations that the ancient Aztecs annually offered by the thousands

Recent Examples of immolation from the Web

For me, Season 5 was about the ascent of Claire Underwood and Frank’s secret self-immolation.

— melinda newman, Billboard, "Composers for 'Stranger Things,' 'House of Cards,' 'Fargo' & More React to Emmy Nominations," 13 July 2017
For the far right’s sniveling snowflakes — who interpret every crime committed by a Muslim as the destruction of western civilization — Khan’s election is seen as a symbol of Europe’s self-immolation.

— eric levitz, Daily Intelligencer, "Trump’s Attack on The Mayor of London May Be the Worst Tweet of His Presidency," 5 June 2017
For the U. S. Forest Service, the iconic immolations are Mann Gulch, Montana, 1949; Loop, California, 1966; South Canyon, Colorado, 1994; Yarnell Hill, Arizona, 2013.

— Longreads, "Death by Fire," 9 May 2017
A 24-year-old farmer set himself on fire this weekend in Tibet’s first reported self-immolation of the year, and approximately the 150th since 2009.

— WSJ, "The Fires in Tibet," 22 Mar. 2017
For the voters of Fulton County, the retirement of one respected senator, and the self-immolation of another, can’t be good news.

— AJC.com, "Mike Egan, a state GOP pioneer, has died," 6 Jan. 2017
If, for once, Trump could be restrained from further Twitter self-immolation, who knew?

— andy borowitz, The New Yorker, "Aftermath: Sixteen Writers on Trump’s America," 21 Nov. 2016
Zahra’s husband’s family insists that her death was by self-immolation, according to the police.

— mujib mashal, New York Times, "Clash of Values Emerges After Afghan Child Bride Burns to Death," 18 July 2016
This is a fundamental truth lost to most Americans watching the immolation of the Middle East from a seemingly safe distance.

— kenneth m. pollack, New York Times, "A RAGE FOR ORDER," 25 Apr. 2016

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