immolated
Killed by fire
Immolated is the past tense of immolate, meaning to kill as a sacrifice, especially by burning.
The word carries ceremonial or ritualistic overtones: The cult immolated animals on the altar.
Self-immolation—setting oneself on fire as protest—is the most common modern context: The monk immolated himself outside the government building.
Gave up something valued
- altarSacred ritual table
- offeringSomething presented or given
- pyreFuneral burning heap
- ceremonialRelating to formal rites
burnt offering · sacred fire · deity · temple · votive · holocaust · libation · propitiation
Destroyed by fire
- burnedDamaged by fire
- engulfedCompletely swallowed up
- charredBurned until black
- crematedBurned after death
blazing · conflagration · ashes · flames · combustion · scorched · smoldering · inferno
Made to cease existing
- consumedFully used or eaten
- ruinedDamaged beyond recovery
- devastatedOverwhelmed by grief
- annihilatedCompletely destroyed, nothing remaining
obliterated · sacrificed · given up · surrendered · forfeited · relinquished · abandoned · laid waste
Public expression of disapproval
- martyrVictim for beliefs
- burningCombustion in progress
- monkCloistered religious devotee
- political statementVoiced position on governance
gasoline · flames · defiance · resistance · ultimate sacrifice · demonstration · dissent · desperation
sacrificed
Gave up something valued
ceremonial · burnt offering · sacred fire · deity · temple · votive · holocaust · libation · propitiation · oblation
incinerated
Destroyed by fire
cremated · blazing · conflagration · ashes · flames · combustion · scorched · smoldering · inferno · carbonized
destroyed
Made to cease existing
- consumedFully used or eaten
- ruinedDamaged beyond recovery
- devastatedOverwhelmed by grief
annihilated · obliterated · sacrificed · given up · surrendered · forfeited · relinquished · abandoned · laid waste · demolished
protest
Public expression of disapproval
political statement · gasoline · flames · defiance · resistance · ultimate sacrifice · demonstration · dissent · desperation · activist
immolatedextinguished
Made to stop burning
quenched · unburned · fireproofed · doused · smothered