self-immolation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From self- + immolation.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act of setting oneself on fire, especially as a form of protest.
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.
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 08 Oct 2019, pages 6–7:
- (countable, figuratively, uncountable) The act of self-sacrificing oneself, in any manner of ways.
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tr özyakım (setting oneself on fire) · sk sebaupálenie (setting oneself on fire) · ko 분신자살 (setting oneself on fire) · mk самозапалување (setting oneself on fire) · pt autoimolação (setting oneself on fire) · ja 焼身自殺 (setting oneself on fire) · es autoinmolación (setting oneself on fire) · ka თავდაწვა (setting oneself on fire) · nb selvpåtenning (setting oneself on fire) · hy ինքնահրկիզում (setting oneself on fire) · tr kendini yakma (setting oneself on fire) · el αυτοπυρπόληση (setting oneself on fire) · cs sebeupálení (setting oneself on fire) · be самаспале́нне (setting oneself on fire) · ja 焼身 (setting oneself on fire) · te ఆత్మాహుతి (setting oneself on fire) · tr kendini ateşe verme (setting oneself on fire) · sv självbränning (setting oneself on fire) · sv självförbränning (setting oneself on fire) · hi आत्मदाह (setting oneself on fire) · de Selbstverbrennung (setting oneself on fire) · ru самосожже́ние (setting oneself on fire) · fa خودسوزی (setting oneself on fire) · ka თვითდაწვა (setting oneself on fire) · fi polttoitsemurha (setting oneself on fire) · pl samospalenie (setting oneself on fire) · uk самоспа́лення (setting oneself on fire) · cmn 自焚 (setting oneself on fire) · vi tự thiêu (setting oneself on fire) · nb selvoppopfrelse (self-sacrificing oneself) · nl zelfverbranding (setting oneself on fire) · bg самозапа́лване (setting oneself on fire) · it autoimmolazione (setting oneself on fire) · fr auto-immolation (setting oneself on fire) · da selvafbrænding (setting oneself on fire)