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   Sac·ri·fice

   /ˈsakrəˌfīs/

   

   noun

   • 1. an act of slaughtering an animal or person or surrendering a possession as an offering to God or to a divine or supernatural figure: "they offer sacrifices to the spirits" Similar ritual slaughterhecatombimmolationofferingoblationself-sacrificeself-immolation
   • ▪ an animal, person, or object offered in a sacrifice. Similar (votive) offeringgiftoblationvictimburnt offering
   • ▪ an act of giving up something valued for the sake of something else regarded as more important or worthy: "we must all be prepared to make sacrifices" Similar giving upabandonmentsurrenderforegoingrenouncingrenunciationrenouncementforfeiturelossrelinquishmentresignationabdicationsigning awayyieldingcedingwaivingrenunciationrelinquishmentlossself-sacrificesacrifice somethinggive up things
   • ▪ Christ's offering of himself in the Crucifixion.
   • ▪ the Eucharist regarded either (in Catholic terms) as a propitiatory offering of the body and blood of Christ or (in Protestant terms) as an act of thanksgiving.
   • ▪ a move intended to allow the opponent to win a pawn or piece, for strategic or tactical reasons.
   • ▪ a bunted ball that puts the batter out but allows a base runner or runners to advance.
   • ▪ a bid made in the belief that it will be less costly to be defeated in the contract than to allow the opponents to make a contract.

   verb

   • 1. offer or kill as a religious sacrifice: "the goat was sacrificed at the shrine" Similar offer upimmolateslaughter
   • ▪ give up (something important or valued) for the sake of other considerations: "working hard doesn't mean sacrificing your social life" Similar give upabandonsurrenderforgorenounceforfeitrelinquishresignabdicatesign awayyieldcedewaiveprostitutebetray
   • ▪ deliberately allow one's opponent to win (a pawn or piece).
   • ▪ advance (a base runner) by a sacrifice.
   • ▪ make a sacrifice bid.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French, from Latin sacrificium; related to sacrificus ‘sacrificial’, from sacer ‘holy’.

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   What is sacrifice?

   • Definition of sacrifice noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary the fact of giving up something important or valuable to you in order to get or do something that seems more important; something that you give up in this way The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality.

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   What is sacrifice verb?

   • Definition of sacrifice verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [transitive] to give up something that is important or valuable to you in order to get or do something that seems more important for yourself or for another person sacrifice something for somebody/something She sacrificed everything for her children.

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   What is animal sacrifice?

   • Sacrifice is the offering of material possessions or the lives of animals or humans to a deity as an act of propitiation or worship. Evidence of ritual animal sacrifice has been seen at least since ancient Hebrews and Greeks, and possibly existed before that.

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   What does sacrificium mean?

   • The Latin term sacrificium (a sacrifice) derived from Latin sacrificus (performing priestly functions or sacrifices), which combined the concepts sacra (sacred things) and facere (to make, to do).

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   Sacrifice (particularly blood sacrifice) is an exclusively male rite almost worldwide [3] that serves to bond men: "it establishes a kinship which goes above and beyond the 'natural' bloodshed of childbirth." [4] Among other points, Korte draws a connection between sacrificial blood and fertility-related blood. [3]

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   Sacrifice definition: the offering of animal, plant, or human life or of some material possession to a deity, as in propitiation or homage.. See examples of SACRIFICE used in a sentence.

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   sacrifice something for somebody/something She sacrificed everything for her children. The designers have sacrificed speed for fuel economy. sacrifice something Would you sacrifice a football game to go out with a girl? sacrifice something to something In her writing, clarity is sometimes sacrificed to brevity.

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   sacrifice (to somebody) the act of offering something to a god, especially an animal that has been killed in a special way; an animal, etc. that is offered in this way. They offered sacrifices to the gods. a human sacrifice (= a person killed as a sacrifice) Topics Religion and festivals c1

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   The workforce were willing to make sacrifices in order to preserve jobs. She brought three children up single-handedly, often at great personal sacrifice. 2 a) [ countable, uncountable] the act of offering something to a god, especially in the past, by killing an animal or person in a religious ceremony They made sacrifices to ensure a good ...

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   Definition of sacrifice verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Sacrifice is an integral part of achieving one's goals. 15. The act of sacrifice can be both selfless and profound. 16. Sacrifice often involves giving up immediate gratification. 17. They made a significant sacrifice for their beliefs. 18. Sacrifice can bring about positive change in society.