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self-immolation

noun

Meaning

  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.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

suicide(English)burning(English)selficide(English)self-killing(English)self-murder(English)self-slaughter(English)immolation(English)self-destruction(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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