immolation

imɔlasjɔ̃

Definition

Definition of immolation - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

auto-sacrificeaction de se sacrifier soi-même, souvent par le feu

Son immolation par le feu fut un acte de protestation politique.

sacrifice de soi

sacrifice religieux

Dated

sacrifice rituel d'une personne ou d'un animal aux dieux

Dated

L'immolation d'un agneau était pratiquée dans les temples antiques.

holocauste

offrande

sacrifice

massacremise à mort d'un grand nombre de personnes

Cette guerre a causé l'immolation de milliers de civils innocents.

hécatombe

massacre

tuerie

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Expressions with immolation

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immolation par le feu

sacrifice volontaire de quelqu'un ou de quelque chose en utilisant le feu

L'immolation par le feu était pratiquée dans certaines cultures anciennes.

auto-immolation

suicide volontaire souvent par le feu comme acte de protestation

Le moine a choisi l'auto-immolation pour protester contre la guerre.

Origin of immolation

latin, immolatio (sacrifice)

Terms with immolation included in their meaning

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immolatrice

adj.

sacrifice

qui immole, pratique l'immolation

Examples of immolation in a sentence

Ils ont discuté de l’immolation comme forme de protestation extrême.
L’immolation était un rite central dans certaines civilisations anciennes.
Les prêtres supervisaient l’immolation lors des grandes fêtes religieuses.
L’immolation de la population fut un acte tragique.
L’histoire relate l’immolation de villages entiers.

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English:self-immolation, immolation, ...
German:Selbstverbrennung, Opferung, ...
Italian:immolazione, sacrificio, ...
Spanish:inmolación, masacre, ...
Portuguese:imolação, massacre, ...
Chinese:自焚, 祭献, ...
Japanese:焼身自殺, 生贄, ...
Arabic:إحراق النفس, ذبح تقليدي, ...
Hebrew:הַקְרָבָה עַצְמִית, קָרְבָּן, ...
Russian:самосожжение, жертвоприношение, ...
Ukrainian:самоспалення, жертвоприношення, ...
Catalan:autoimmolació, sacrifici ritual, ...
Danish:selvimmolation, immolation, ...
Dutch:zelfverbranding, ritueel offer, ...
Greek:αυτοθυσία, ιερή θυσία, ...
Hungarian:önfeláldozás, áldozatbemutatás, ...
Khmer:ការដុតខ្លួនឯង, ការបូជាយញ្ញ, ...
Korean:분신, 희생 제물, ...
Polish:samospalenie, ofiara całopalna, ...
Portuguese (BR):auto-sacrifício, imolação, ...
Romanian:autoimolare, imolare, ...
Swedish:självbränning, immolation, ...
Thai:การเผาตัวเอง, การบูชายัญ, ...
Turkish:kendini yakarak feda etme, kurban etme, ...
Vietnamese:tự thiêu, lễ hiến tế, ...

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