immolator

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word immolator. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word immolator, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say immolator in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word immolator you have here. The definition of the word immolator will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofimmolator, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

Etymology

Latin

Noun

immolator (plural immolators)

  1. One who offers in sacrifice.
  2. (historical) One of a sect of Russian fanatics who practised self-mutilation and sacrifice.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for immolator”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Latin

Verb

immolātor

  1. second/third-person singular future passive imperative of immolō

References

  • immolator”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • immolator”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • immolator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.