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

Synonyms of immolation

• sacrifice

Examples of immolation in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Advertisement On any one of those issues alone, Mamdani’s campaign could have been in a free fall if not conscripted to a quick and public immolation. —Philip Elliott, Time, 5 Nov. 2025

But the system wasn’t widespread or large-scale enough to save it from a planetary immolation — especially if several LIP events occurred at roughly the same time. —Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025

The immolation of the Bronx was all the more staggering because, a generation before, it had been filled with upwardly mobile residents in sturdy homes. —Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025

Schlesinger’s joke about the doomed, obsolete 13-letter Hollywoodland sign hints at the self-hatred that now pervades the Anglosphere and suggests that the immolation starts from the inside. —Armond White, National Review, 31 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing immolation

• self-immolation

Rhymes for immolation

• abdication
• aberration
• abjuration
• abnegation
• abrogation
• acceptation
• acclamation
• acclimation
• accusation
• activation
• actuation
• acylation