self-immolation
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English
Etymology
From self- + immolation.
Noun
self-immolation (countable and uncountable, plural self-immolations)
- The act of setting oneself on fire, especially as a form of protest.
- Synonym: autocremation
- 2018, Central Tibetan Administration, Tibet was Never a Part of China: but the Middle Way Approach Remains a Viable Solution, New Delhi: Norbu Graphics, →ISBN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 8 October 2019, pages 6–7:
- The act of self-immolation
The sweeping wave of self-immolation began in 2009 in the aftermath of the 2008 nationwide uprisings against China. Since then, Tibet has witnessed at least 152 self-immolations. Of these self-immolators,¹ 126 were men and 26 women. The burning flame has consumed 130 lives. Nearly a third of the Tibetans who resorted to self-immolation protest were monks and nuns.² The rest were laypeople from different regions and from all walks of life: students, farmers, teachers, young parents, grandparents and mothers of several children.
- (figurative) The act of self-sacrificing oneself, in any manner of ways.
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Translations
setting oneself on fire
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self-sacrificing oneself
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