sacrifice | English to English Dictionary

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sacrifice

('s/&/cr/@/,f/aI/s )

the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.(noun.act)

Synonym:
forfeit, forfeiture

source: wordnet30
personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective)(noun.event)

source: wordnet30
a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value(noun.possession)

Example:
He had to sell his car at a considerable sacrifice.

source: wordnet30
the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity(noun.act)

Synonym:
ritual killing

source: wordnet30
(baseball) an out that advances the base runners(noun.act)

source: wordnet30
The offering of anything to God, or to a god; consecratory rite.(noun)

source: webster1913

endure the loss of(verb.possession)

Synonym:
give

source: wordnet30
kill or destroy(verb.contact)

Example:
The animals were sacrificed after the experiment.
The general had to sacrifice several soldiers to save the regiment.

source: wordnet30
sell at a loss(verb.possession)

source: wordnet30
make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals(verb.possession)

source: wordnet30
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.(verb)

source: webster1913
To make offerings to God, or to a deity, of things consumed on the altar; to offer sacrifice.(verb)

source: webster1913

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