Sacrifice (n.) |
The offering of anything to God, or to a god; consecratory rite. |
Sacrifice (n.) |
Anything consecrated and offered to God, or to a divinity; an immolated victim, or an offering of any kind, laid upon an altar, or otherwise presented in the way of religious thanksgiving, atonement, or conciliation. |
Sacrifice (n.) |
Destruction or surrender of anything for the sake of something else; devotion of some desirable object in behalf of a higher object, or to a claim deemed more pressing; hence, also, the thing so devoted or given up; as, the sacrifice of interest to pleasure, or of pleasure to interest. |
Sacrifice (n.) |
A sale at a price less than the cost or the actual value. |
Sacrifice (n.) |
To make an offering of; to consecrate or present to a divinity by way of expiation or propitiation, or as a token acknowledgment or thanksgiving; to immolate on the altar of God, in order to atone for sin, to procure favor, or to express thankfulness; as, to sacrifice an ox or a sheep. |
Sacrifice (n.) |
Hence, to destroy, surrender, or suffer to be lost, for the sake of obtaining something; to give up in favor of a higher or more imperative object or duty; to devote, with loss or suffering. |
Sacrifice (n.) |
To destroy; to kill. |
Sacrifice (n.) |
To sell at a price less than the cost or the actual value. |
Sacrifice (v. i.) |
To make offerings to God, or to a deity, of things consumed on the altar; to offer sacrifice. |
Sacrifice |
Offering to gods |
Sacrifice |
Chess move that offers material gain in exchange for positional advantage |
Sacrifice |
In bridge, bid announced despite the expectation that it's unlikely to make |
Sacrifice |
Act of giving something away for the possibility of gaining something else, or avoiding a greater loss |
Sacrifice |
Album by Motörhead |
Sacrifice Synonyms |
Forfeiture, Forfeit |
Sacrifice Synonyms |
Ritual Killing |
Sacrifice Synonyms |
Give |
Spanish Translation |
Sacrifice in Spanish is Sacrificio |
Tagalog Translation |
Sacrifice in Tagalog is Pagpapakasakit |
Example Sentence (Quote) "A country's greatness lies in its undying ideals of love and sacrifice that inspire the mothers of the race." - Sarojini Naidu |
Example Sentence (Quote) "A good man knows when to sacrifice himself, a bad man survives but loses his soul." - John le Carré |
Example Sentence (Quote) " Ask yourself: who would I sacrifice for what's mine?" - Looper (film) |
Example Sentence (Quote) " Freedom is fragile and must be protected. To sacrifice it, even as a temporary measure, is to betray it." - Germaine Greer |
Example Sentence (Quote) " From fear in every guise, From sloth, from love of pelf, By war's great sacrifice The world redeems itself." - War |