IMMOLATION

immolation

(noun) killing or offering as a sacrifice

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

immolation (countable and uncountable, plural immolations)

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

That which is immolated; a sacrifice.

Source: Wiktionary


Im`mo*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. immolatio: cf. F. immolation.]

1. The act of immolating, or the state of being immolated, or sacrificed. Sir. T. Browne.

2. That which is immolated; a sacrifice.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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