Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index S self-immolation: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: self-im•mo•la•tion Pronunciation: (self'im"u-lā'shun), [key] — n. voluntary sacrifice or denial of oneself, as for an ideal or another person. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. self-immolating self-important ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: sophism Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language