E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Im’molate (3 syl.).
To sacrifice; literally, “put meal on one.” The reference is to the ancient custom of sprinkling meal and salt on the head of
a victim to be offered in sacrifice. (Latin, in-molo.)
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“In the picture of the immolation of Isaac, or Abraham sacrificing his son, Isaac is described as a little boy.”—Brown.
