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immolation

 [im-uh-ley-shuhn]  

im·mo·la·tion

   [im-uh-ley-shuhn]
noun
1.
an act or instance of immolating.
2.
the state of being immolated.
3.
a sacrifice.
Origin:
1525–35; < Latin immolātiōn- (stem of immolātiō) offering, sacrifice. See immolate, -ion
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immolate (ˈɪməʊˌleɪt)
 
—vb
1.  to kill or offer as a sacrifice, esp by fire
2.  literary to sacrifice (something highly valued)
 
[C16: from Latin immolāre to sprinkle an offering with sacrificial meal, sacrifice, from im- (in) + mola spelt grain; see mill1]
 
immo'lation
 
—n
 
'immolator
 
—n

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