sac·ri·fice
sac·ri·fice/ˈsakrəˌfīs/
verb
offer or kill as a religious sacrifice.
"the goat was sacrificed at the shrine"
synonyms: offer up, immolate, slaughter
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1. an act of offering to a deity something precious; especially : the killing of a victim on an altar. 2. something offered in sacrifice.
7 days ago · sacrifice verb (GIVE UP) ... to give up something for something else considered more important: He sacrificed his vacations to work on his book.
verb (used with object) · to make a sacrifice or offering of. · to surrender or give up, or permit injury or disadvantage to, for the sake of something else.
A sacrifice is a loss or something you give up, usually for the sake of a better cause. Parents sacrifice time and sleep to take care of their children, ...
1. The act of giving up something that you want to keep especially in order to get or do something else or to help someone.
If you sacrifice something that is valuable or important, you give it up, usually to obtain something else for yourself or for other people.
7 days ago · to give up something that is valuable to you in order to help another person: Many women sacrifice interesting careers for their families.
idiom. : to die in order to help someone else. They sacrificed their lives for their country.
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 ...
What does the noun sacrifice mean? There are 12 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun sacrifice, one of which is labelled obsolete. See 'Meaning & use' ...