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Example sentences for "immolate"

Lexicographically close words:
immoderate; immoderately; immoderation; immodest; immodesty; immolated; immolating; immolation; immoral; immoralities
  1. It is the law of destiny that nations Should for their monarchs immolate themselves.

  2. See that thou turn thy back quickly on Genoa; lest some one immolate thee to the manes of his courage.

  3. And for thee, Glaucus, are there not enough Achaeans, that thou mayest immolate whom thou wishest?

  4. Deep has she sworn a vow to immolate Whole generations on her father's tomb, And bathe in blood as in the dew of May.

  5. They immolate a man by striking him with a sword above the diaphragm, and they draw presages from the manner in which he falls, in which he struggles, or in which the blood flows.

  6. Persuaded that in the eyes of the gods the life of a man can only be redeemed by that of his fellow, they made a vow, in diseases and dangers, to immolate human beings by the ministry of the Druids.

  7. Since that time the place has never been devoid of votaries, and the great fire has constantly been fed by those anxious to immolate themselves to appease the Crocodile-god.

  8. How soon does she propose to immolate her victim on the altar of sacrifice?

  9. You made every sacrifice she asked of you while living, and she would not wish you to immolate our mutual happiness upon her tomb, now that she is dead.

  10. I dare not curse you, I can only pity you; but I warn you that I will do all in my power to save the victim you wish to immolate to your odious passions.

  11. Because I fancied you the daughter of that Sandoval, and wished to immolate you on the tomb of his victims," Bloodson answered, in a trembling voice.

  12. At length, in a last message, the sultan threatened to immolate the Greek emperor with his family, and scatter his captive people throughout the earth, if he persisted in defending the city.

  13. They immolated the tyrant to their vengeance, and were ready to immolate themselves for the tyranny.

  14. We have one another; but you would immolate me for the pleasure of immolating yourself.

  15. The modern historian passed two hours impatiently looking over them, but frightened at another plunge into the gulf, this Curtius of history would not immolate himself for his country!

  16. And you shall deliver her to Eleazar the priest, who shall bring her forth without the camp, and shall immolate her in the sight of all: 19:4.

  17. But the ram he shall immolate for a sacrifice of peace offering to the Lord, offering at the same time the basket of unleavened bread, and the libations that are due by custom.

  18. But if only they would consent not to immolate all mankind on the same altar.

  19. Not even for that Divinity or Daemon for which we all immolate so much!

  20. Upon the stern altar of his fortunes he must immolate his first and enduring love.

  21. A people that continually provoke me to anger before my face, that immolate in gardens, and sacrifice upon bricks.

  22. But in the place which the Lord thy God shall choose, that his name may dwell there: thou shalt immolate the phase in the evening, at the going down of the sun, at which time thou camest out of Egypt.

  23. And immolate them before the Lord, offering for the sacrifice of every one of them flour tempered with oil: for to day the Lord will appear to you.

  24. And he shall immolate the calf before the Lord: and the priests the sons of Aaron shall offer the blood thereof, pouring it round about the altar, which is before the door of the tabernacle.

  25. And shalt immolate peace victims, and eat there, and feast before the Lord thy God.

  26. After these things are duly celebrated, he shall offer the calf: and praying for himself and for his own house, he shall immolate it.

  27. He shall put his hand upon the head thereof: and shall immolate it in the entry of the tabernacle of the testimony.

  28. He shall put his hand upon the head thereof, and shall immolate it in the place where the victims of holocausts are wont to be slain.

  29. And he shall put his hand upon the head of the victim that is for sin: and shall immolate it in the place of the holocaust.

  30. If you immolate a victim for thanksgiving to the Lord, that he may be favourable, 22:30.

  31. Thou mayst not immolate the phase in any one of thy cities, which the Lord thy God will give thee: 16:6.

  32. And he shall immolate it at the side of the altar that looketh to the north, before the Lord: but the sons of Aaron shall pour the blood thereof upon the altar round about.

  33. He shall immolate the lamb, where the victim for sin is wont to be immolated, and the holocaust, that is, in the holy place.

  34. This added fuel to the fire; and the irritation of the public mind was roused into phrenzy by the impression that perjured witnesses were suborned from foreign countries to immolate the Queen upon the altar of vengeance.

  35. You will be delivered up to scorn and contempt; the critics will immolate you; the eyes of this great metropolis are fixed upon you.

  36. But her daughter stood gazing unmoved on this piteous spectacle,--stood like an avenging goddess, in her white robes, as if about to immolate her victim upon an altar!

  37. I feel also that he who is my husband hesitated not to immolate the hopes of my youth to his own selfishness.

  38. In the prosecution of his horrible designs, the Moor was prepared to immolate even his own daughter to satisfy his revenge; though this was an extremity to which he hoped not to be driven.

  39. These souls, being those of the once rebel angels, go about purifying themselves; those of the women who immolate themselves are beatified, and find their husbands ready-purified.

  40. It is clear from what the Indian said to the negro boy, that they know the hand that did the deed, and they must search for poor Brooks first, and practise every device to allure him back before they immolate another.

  41. And this is what the honorable member from Virginia has been pleased to call "pushing forward to immolate the constitution.


  42. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "immolate" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    annihilate; chloroform; destroy; dispatch; end; execute; exterminate; finish; immolate; kill; liquidate; lynch; martyr; poison; purge; sacrifice; slay; starve