sacrifice
41sacrifice — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. oblation, offering, hecatomb, holocaust; immolation, self denial. v. t. renounce, give up; immolate. See giving, idolatry, atonement, destruction. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An offering to a deity] Syn.… …
42sacrifice — noun 1》 the practice or an act of killing an animal or person or surrendering a possession as an offering to a deity. ↘an animal, person, or object offered in this way. 2》 an act of giving up something of value for the sake of something that… …
43sacrifice — 1. noun 1) the sacrifice of animals Syn: ritual slaughter, offering, oblation, immolation 2) the calf was a sacrifice Syn: (votive) offering, burnt offering, gift, oblation 3) the sacrifice of sovereignty …
44sacrifice — n 1. offering, gift, oblation, Chiefly Biblical. corban, libation; immolation, burnt offering, holocaust, human sacrifice, sacrificial slaughter or killing, hecatomb. 2. surrender, relinquishment, yielding, ceding, Law. waiver; giving up,… …
45sacrifice — 1. noun 1) the sacrifice of animals Syn: (ritual) slaughter, (votive) offering 2) the sacrifice of privileges Syn: surrender, giving up, abandonment, renunciation 2. verb 1) two goats were sacrificed …
46sacrifice — [ˈsækrɪˌfaɪs] noun [C/U] I 1) a decision not to have or do something that is important to you, so that someone else will have a benefit or so that you will benefit later Making sacrifices is part of bringing up children.[/ex] 2) the act of… …
47sacrifice — sacrifici, sacrifice, sacrifìci m. sacrifice ; privation ; abandon …
48sacrifice — n. & v. n. 1 a the act of giving up something valued for the sake of something else more important or worthy. b a thing given up in this way. c the loss entailed in this. 2 a the slaughter of an animal or person or the surrender of a possession… …
49Sacrifice — A solemn offering made to God according to His ordinance, for His honor and for the benefit of sinners, as in the Holy Communion which is called our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving, and in which the merits and death of Christ are pleaded… …
50SACRIFICE — the act of dedicating a person, animal or thing to a deity to either influence the deity or create a bond of friendship. Sacrifices may take many FORMS but often involves the spilling of blood and killing of the victim if it is a human or an… …