English Explanatory Dictionary

self-immolation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of setting oneself on fire, especially as a form of protest.
  2. The act of self-sacrificing oneself, in any manner of ways.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

self-immolation self-immolations

Etymology

From self- + immolation.

Synonyms

autocremation

Related words

self-immolate
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