immolation

The mob tracks down the suspect and kills him in a public immolation.
Lillian Smith’s Bombshell Novel About Interracial Love|Nathaniel Rich|May 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Or is it “a beautiful flare of ruin, self-immolation, disaster?”
Time Bandit: Donna Tartt’s “Goldfinch”|Liesl Schillinger|October 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But for those who cannot bear to continue watching the immolation of their country, Abu Samer is often their best bet.
Desperate to Go to War, Syrians in Egypt Find an Ally to Help|Alastair Beach, Abdulhamid Mallas|May 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In higher-income countries, self-immolation was rare and most often carried out by males, many of whom had a psychiatric history.
Tibet, Persecution, and Marital Shame: Why People Burn Themselves to Death|Kent Sepkowitz|December 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Kent Sepkowitz looks at the centuries-long practice of self-immolation—and why it persists from India to Vietnam to Iran.
Tibet, Persecution, and Marital Shame: Why People Burn Themselves to Death|Kent Sepkowitz|December 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He sighed as he laid the papers on the table; for he thought the task would be a harder one than even his own immolation.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
Sixthly, to remind us of the binding of Isaac, who willingly offered himself for immolation, in order to sanctify the Holy Name.
Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala|Various
Self-immolation were easy in comparison with the infliction of one pang on her.
Evenings at Donaldson Manor|Maria J. McIntosh
But if this immolation is necessary to your peace of mind, it shall be done—I owe it to you.
The Child of Pleasure|Gabriele D'Annunzio
Even if this reads like slavery or self-immolation, what do you care?
The Eugenic Marriage, Vol. 3 (of 4)|W. Grant Hague

Origin of immolation