Both Uses of
immolate
in
A Tale of Two Cities
- That, he had been the prisoner's friend, but, at once in an auspicious and an evil hour detecting his infamy, had resolved to immolate the traitor he could no longer cherish in his bosom, on the sacred altar of his country.†
Chpt 2.3 *
- One of the frenzied aspirations of the populace was, for imitations of the questionable public virtues of antiquity, and for sacrifices and self-immolations on the people's altar.†
Chpt 3.10
Definition:
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(immolate) commit suicide by burning as a protest or sacrifice
or:
offer as a sacrifice by killing or by giving up to destruction