immolation

English Thesaurus

1. killing or offering as a sacrifice (noun.act)

hypernym	:	ritual killing, sacrifice,
definition	:	the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity (noun.act)

derivation	:	immolate,
definition	:	offer as a sacrifice by killing or by giving up to destruction (verb.possession)

derivation	:	immolate,
definition	:	offer as a sacrifice by killing or by giving up to destruction (verb.possession)