self-immolation

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: self-im=mo=la=tion

THESAURUS

self-immolation

altruism, blazing, blistering, branding, burning, burnt offering, calcination, car of Jagannath, carbonization, cauterization, cautery, cineration, collection, combustion, commitment, concremation, consecration, cracking, cremation, cupellation, dedication, deflagration, destructive distillation, devotion, disembowelment, disinterest, disinterestedness, distillation, distilling, drink offering, ex voto offering, felo-de-se, flaming, hara-kiri, heave offering, hecatomb, holocaust, human sacrifice, humility, immolation, incense, incineration, infanticide, libation, mactation, mass suicide, modesty, oblation, offering, offertory, oxidation, oxidization, parching, peace offering, piacular offering, pyrolysis, refining, ritual suicide, sacramental offering, sacrifice, scapegoat, scorching, scorification, searing, self-abasement, self-abnegation, self-denial, self-destruction, self-devotion, self-effacement, self-forgetfulness, self-murder, self-neglect, self-neglectfulness, self-renouncement, self-sacrifice, self-subjection, selflessness, seppuku, singeing, smelting, suicide, suttee, sutteeism, thank offering, the stake, thermogenesis, unacquisitiveness, unpossessiveness, unselfishness, vesication, votive offering, whole offering

ROGET THESAURUS

self-immolation

Idolatry

N idolatry, idolism, demonism, demonolatry, idol- worship, demon-worship, devil-worship, fire-worship, zoolatry, fetishism, fetichism, ecclesiolatry, heliolatry, Mariolatry, Bibliolatry, deification, apotheosis, canonization, hero worship, sacrifices, hecatomb, holocaust, human sacrifices, immolation, mactation, infanticide, self-immolation, suttee, idol, golden calf, graven image, fetich, avatar, Juggernath, lares et penates, Baal, idolatrous, adorer le veau d'or.

Disinterestedness

N disinterestedness, generosity, liberality, liberalism, altruism, benevolence, elevation, loftiness of purpose, exaltation, magnanimity, chivalry, chivalrous spirit, heroism, sublimity, self-denial, self-abnegation, self-sacrifice, self-immolation, self-control, stoicism, devotion, martyrdom, suttee, labor of love, disinterested, unselfish, self-denying, self-sacrificing, self- devoted, generous, handsome, liberal, noble, broad-minded, noble-minded, high-minded, princely, great, high, elevated, lofty, exalted, spirited, stoical, magnanimous, great-hearted, large-hearted, chivalrous, heroic, sublime, unbought, unbribed, uncorrupted, non vobis solum.