immolation (The act of immolating

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• Immolation — Im mo*la tion, n. [L. immolatio: cf. F. immolation.] 1. The act of immolating, or the state of being immolated, or sacrificed. Sir. T. Browne. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is immolated; a sacrifice. [1913 Webster] 3. Destruction by fire. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• immolation — noun Date: 15th century 1. the act of immolating ; the state of being immolated 2. something that is immolated …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• immolation — noun a) The act of immolating, or the state of being immolated, or sacrificed. b) That which is immolated; a sacrifice …   Wiktionary

• immolation — /ɪməˈleɪʃən/ (say imuh layshuhn) noun 1. the act of immolating. 2. the state of being immolated. 3. a sacrifice …  

• immolation — /im euh lay sheuhn/, n. 1. an act or instance of immolating. 2. the state of being immolated. 3. a sacrifice. [1525 35; < L immolation (s. of immolatio) offering, sacrifice. See IMMOLATE, ION] * * * …   Universalium

• immolation — im•mo•la•tion [[t]ˌɪm əˈleɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) an act or instance of immolating 2) the state of being immolated 3) a sacrifice • Etymology: 1525–35; < L …   From formal English to slang

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