Used in a Sentence

immolation

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for immolation.

Editorial note

In his lecture he discussed self-immolation, but I took it to mean anything that does our own bodies harm.

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Quick take

The act of immolating, or the state of being immolated.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of immolation gathered in one view.

noun

The act of immolating, or the state of being immolated.

noun

That which is immolated; a sacrifice.

noun

The act of maliciously burning a person.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for immolation.

noun

The act of immolating, or the state of being immolated.

noun

That which is immolated; a sacrifice.

noun

The act of maliciously burning a person.

Example sentences

1

In his lecture he discussed self-immolation, but I took it to mean anything that does our own bodies harm.

2

The result (to them) is the same, immolation of self for the social and economic benefit of others.

3

The worst affected, small business owners, committed suicide or self-immolation realizing they had no escape and no future.

4

Do you not recall the self-immolation of the Mozilla Community during the Brendan Eich CEO fiasco?

5

I think I like Dance Dance Immolation more, but I think this is going to be a hit!

6

I don't see self immolation in any form as being respected or admired, in the USA anyway.

7

Corp speak - By aggressively optimizing our resource acquisition, we invest in solution innovation inflammation conflagration immolation.

8

The topics covered include human rights abuses in Iran; self-immolation in Tibet; human trafficking across Asia; and on-the-ground reporting in Egypt and Iraq.

9

I had no idea there had been a self-immolation here in Yunnan (the far south-eastern point on the map).

10

Electric Wizard and Nile won't even form for another decade, Immolation won't start putting out their most important work until '96, Emperor until '91-ish.

11

Was the self-immolation of Mohamed Bouazizi a selfish and cowardly act?

12

If you aren't, then I assert you are in the process of tacit self-immolation.

Quote examples

1

That guy who's self-immolation "sparked" the Tunisian revolution might disagree.

2

And while never having been to Glastonbury, I strongly doubt I'd have the opportunity there to get as close to the action with things like Greg Leyh's 30foot tall Tesla Coil(1), or Jim Masons flamethrowers(2), or Dance Dance Immolation(3), or even the somewhat more "safe" artworks like Crude Awakening(4).

Proper noun examples

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From the people who brought you Dance Dance: Immolation, and other treats.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use immolation in a sentence?

In his lecture he discussed self-immolation, but I took it to mean anything that does our own bodies harm.

What does immolation mean?

The act of immolating, or the state of being immolated.

What part of speech is immolation?

immolation is commonly used as noun.