— immolator , n.
/im"euh layt'/ , v.t., immolated, immolating .
1. to sacrifice.
2. to kill as a sacrificial victim, as by fire; offer in sacrifice.
3. to destroy by fire.
[ 1540-50; immolatus, ptp. of immolare to sprinkle with holy meal prior to sacrificing, sacrifice, equiv. to im- IM- 1 + mol ( a ) sacrificial barley cake, lit., millstone (see MILL 1 ) + -atus -ATE 1 ]