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immolation

/im-uh-ley-shuhn/US // ˌɪm əˈleɪ ʃən //

焚烧,焚尸灭迹,焚毁,灭亡

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an act or instance of immolating.
    • : the state of being immolated.
    • : a sacrifice.

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Examples

  • The mob tracks down the suspect and kills him in a public immolation.

  • Or is it “a beautiful flare of ruin, self-immolation, disaster?”

  • But for those who cannot bear to continue watching the immolation of their country, Abu Samer is often their best bet.

  • In higher-income countries, self-immolation was rare and most often carried out by males, many of whom had a psychiatric history.

  • Kent Sepkowitz looks at the centuries-long practice of self-immolation—and why it persists from India to Vietnam to Iran.

  • He sighed as he laid the papers on the table; for he thought the task would be a harder one than even his own immolation.

  • Sixthly, to remind us of the binding of Isaac, who willingly offered himself for immolation, in order to sanctify the Holy Name.

  • Self-immolation were easy in comparison with the infliction of one pang on her.

  • But if this immolation is necessary to your peace of mind, it shall be done—I owe it to you.

  • Even if this reads like slavery or self-immolation, what do you care?