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self-immolation

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self-im⋅mo⋅la⋅tion

  [self-im-uh-ley-shuhn]
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–noun
voluntary sacrifice or denial of oneself, as for an ideal or another person.
Origin:
1810–20
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self-im·mo·la·tion   (sělf'ĭm'ə-lā'shən)
n.  Deliberate sacrifice of oneself, especially by fire.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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