But the idea of sacrifice has been realized in a unique and decisive way in the immolation of Christ on the Cross. |
A ceremony that sometimes appears to be an immolation or sacrifice, celebrated on a primitive altar. |
He was, she judged, another victim ripe for immolation on the altar of her goddessship. |
Back then, Labour would not listen, and the Tories became lucky bystanders at the historic immolation of public funds. |
Not that it necessarily has to be a symbol of modernism and innovation that is targeted for immolation. |
And residual bad feeling about The Scots' immolation of Wetherby in 1314 can only explain so much. |