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

• offering
• sacrifice
• victim

Examples of immolation in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web

In 2023, drought and unusually high temperatures led to the immolation of 37 million acres of Canadian land. —Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2025

Ten people were murdered in the New York City subway system last year — including the recent, random and gruesome immolation of a homeless New Jersey woman asleep on a Brooklyn train — up from five murders in 2023. —Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2025

Several social media users responded to Hochul's tweet with graphic footage of the immolation. —Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024

Could anyone utter these lofty words today without courting a chorus of snickers, a social-media immolation? —George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing immolation

• self-immolation