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suttee: the act of a Hindu widow willingly cremating herself on the funeral pyre of her dead husband

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calcination collapse: the conversion of metals into their oxides as a result of heating to a high temperature

cineration collapse

suicide collapse: the act of killing yourself; "it is a crime to commit suicide"; a person who kills himself intentionally

cremation collapse: the incineration of a dead body

incineration collapse: the act of burning something completely; reducing it to ashes

deflagration collapse: combustion that propagates through a gas or along the surface of an explosive at a rapid rate driven by the transfer of heat

votive offering collapse

oblation collapse: the act of offering the bread and wine of the Eucharist; the act of contributing to the funds of a church or charity; "oblations for aid to the poor"

scapegoat collapse: someone punished for the errors of others

libation collapse: the act of pouring a liquid offering (especially wine) as a religious ceremony; a serving (of wine) poured out in honor of a deity; (facetious) a serving of an alcoholic beverage

immolation collapse: killing or offering as a sacrifice

smelting collapse

oxidation collapse: the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction

offering collapse: money contributed to a religious organization

blazing collapse: shining intensely; "the blazing sun"; "blinding headlights"; "dazzling snow"; "fulgent patterns of sunlight"; "the glaring sun"

combustion collapse: a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light; a state of violent disturbance and excitement; "combustion grew until revolt was unavoidable"

self-immolation collapse

peace offering collapse: something offered to an adversary in the hope of obtaining peace

holocaust collapse: an act of great destruction and loss of life; the Nazi program of exterminating Jews under Hitler

blistering collapse: very fast; capable of quick response and great speed; "a hot sports car"; "a blistering pace"; "got off to a hot start"; "in hot pursuit"; "a red-hot line drive"; hot enough to raise (or as if to raise) blisters; "blistering sun"

offertory collapse: the part of the Eucharist when bread and wine are offered to God; the offerings of the congregation at a religious service

scorching collapse: hot and dry enough to burn or parch a surface; "scorching heat"; capable of causing burns; "it was scorching hot"

distillation collapse: the process of purifying a liquid by boiling it and condensing its vapors

collection collapse: the act of gathering something together; a publication containing a variety of works; several things grouped together or considered as a whole

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