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Definition of Immolation
1. Noun. Killing or offering as a sacrifice.
Definition of Immolation
1. n. The act of immolating, or the state of being immolated, or sacrificed.
Definition of Immolation
1. Noun. The act of immolating, or the state of being immolated, or sacrificed. ¹
2. Noun. That which is immolated; a sacrifice. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Immolation
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Immolation
Literary usage of Immolation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of Hindu Civilisation During British Rule by Pramatha Nath Bose (1894)
"Cases of self-immolation by drowning were by no means rare at the confluence of
... Another form of self-immolation required the sinner to enter a blazing ..."
2. A History of Hindu Civilisation During British Rule by Pramatha Nath Bose (1894)
"Cases of self-immolation by drowning were by no means rare at the confluence of
... Another form of self-immolation required the sinner to enter a blazing ..."
3. Annals and Antiquities of Rajast'han, Or the Central and Western Rajpoot by James Tod (1873)
"Self-immolation of tlie Brahmins. ... singular species of revenge termed chandi,
or self-immolation, ..."
4. The Edinburgh Review by Sydney Smith (1869)
"In the time of Charles II. they reluctantly consented to an act of self-immolation
hi order to obtain security for the country against the accession of a ..."
5. Modern India and the Indians: Being a Series of Impressions, Notes, and Essays by Monier Monier-Williams (1891)
"I propose, therefore, to introduce the narrative by a few remarks about sacrifice,
immolation, and self-torture, all ot which were once common in India. ..."
6. Modern India and the Indians: Being a Series of Impressions, Notes, and Essays by Monier Monier-Williams (1878)
"I propose, therefore, to introduce the narrative by a few remarks about sacrifice,
immolation, and self-torture, all of which were once common in India. ..."
7. Melomaniacs by James Huneker (1902)
"... immolation SHE had infinitely sad, wide eyes. The sweet pangs of maternity
and art had not been denied this woman with the vibrant voice and temperament ..."
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