self-immolated
Set oneself aflame
Self-immolated describes someone who has deliberately set themselves on fire, typically as an act of protest or sacrifice.
The term comes from immolation, originally meaning sacrifice by fire.
A Buddhist monk self-immolated in Saigon in 1963 to protest religious persecution.
The act carries connotations of extreme commitment to a cause.
The protester self-immolated outside the government building.
Public display of opinion
- activismDirect effort for reform
- dissentDisagreement with authority
- martyrdomSuffering for conviction
- statementExpressed claim or fact
sacrifice · resistance · defiance · oppression · injustice · desperation · witness · solidarity
Self-immolating, regenerating bird
- rebirthSpiritual or physical regeneration
- transformationThorough change in form
- destructionAct of completely ruining
- purificationRemoval of contaminants
cleansing · renewal · catharsis · metaphor · figurative · burning · consumed · ego
demonstration
Public display of opinion
statement · sacrifice · resistance · defiance · oppression · injustice · desperation · witness · solidarity · political
phoenix
Self-immolating, regenerating bird
- rebirthSpiritual or physical regeneration
- transformationThorough change in form
- destructionAct of completely ruining
purification · cleansing · renewal · catharsis · metaphor · figurative · burning · consumed · ego · identity
funeral pyre
Outdoor body-burning structure
- widowBereaved wife, unmarried since
- HinduFollower of ancient Indian religion
- cremationBurning the deceased
tradition · devotion · ceremony · custom · Rajput · honor · purity · spiritual · transcendence · liberation
self-immolatedmurdered
Killed with intent
executed · burned at the stake · assassinated · killed · slain
self, immolate, immolates, immolating, immolation, immolations, selves, selfhood, selfish