💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Burning at the stake"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| burningnoun | On fire. |
| crucifyingverb | (hyperbolic) To punish or otherwise express extreme anger at, especially as a scapegoat or target of outrage. |
| crucifixionnoun | (Christianity, often capitalized) The death of Jesus Christ on the Cross. |
| crucifiedverb | that has been subject to crucifixion |
| electric chairnoun | A chair-like device used for performing execution by electrocution. |
| immolationnoun | The act of immolating, or the state of being immolated. |
| incinerationnoun | The act of incinerating, or the state of being incinerated; cremation. |
| capital punishmentnoun | The practice of putting a person to death as a punishment for a crime. |
| death penaltynoun | (law) A punishment in which the offender is put to death by the state. |
| martyrdomnoun | The condition of a martyr; the death or suffering of a martyr; the death or suffering on account of adherence to the Christian faith, or to any cause. |
| funeral pyrenoun | A pyre; a funeral pile. |
| catching fire | a 2009 dystopian young adult fiction novel by the American novelist Suzanne Collins, the second book in The Hunger Games series. |
| incineratingverb | (transitive) To destroy by burning. |
| immolating | (used as a participle, obsolete) Immolated, sacrificed. |
| immolatedverb | To kill as a sacrifice by burning. |
| burnt offeringnoun | (biblical) A slaughtered animal offered and burnt on an altar as an atonement for sin. |
| crucifyverb | (hyperbolic) To punish or otherwise express extreme anger at, especially as a scapegoat or target of outrage. |
| incineratedverb | Destroyed by incineration. |
| executionnoun | The act, manner or style of executing (actions, maneuvers, performances). |
| eternal damnationnoun | the state of being condemned to eternal punishment in hell |
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