as in sacrifice
something offered to a god
the blood-drenched immolations that the ancient Aztecs annually offered by the thousands
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Recent Examples of immolation
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.
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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
Jihadists carry out a suicide bombing, a ritual beheading, an immolation, a murder in a Western city, or some other such barbarism, and newspapers, magazines, and blogs demand or suggest an Islamic enlightenment.
—John M. Owen Iv, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2015
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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
Jihadists carry out a suicide bombing, a ritual beheading, an immolation, a murder in a Western city, or some other such barbarism, and newspapers, magazines, and blogs demand or suggest an Islamic enlightenment.
—John M. Owen Iv, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2015
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immolation
sacrifice
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This matter will need to be investigated in order to bring Justice to all who are responsible for human and animal sacrifices intended for a ceremonial sacrifice by shipping five Texas red heifers for construction of a Third Temple in Jerusalem.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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Expect mild redness and a sandpaper-like texture for several days; small sacrifices for a complexion that steals the spotlight.—
Elycia Rubin,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Immolation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immolation. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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