sacrifice

sac·ri·fice

 (săk′rə-fīs′)

n.

1.

a. The act of offering something to a deity in propitiation or homage, especially the ritual slaughter of an animal or a person.

b. A victim offered in this way.

2.

a. The act of giving up something highly valued for the sake of something else considered to have a greater value or claim: Social activism often involves tremendous sacrifice.

b. Something given up in this way.

3.

a. Relinquishment of something at less than its presumed value.

b. Something so relinquished.

c. A loss so sustained.

4. Baseball A sacrifice bunt or sacrifice fly.

v. sac·ri·ficed, sac·ri·fic·ing, sac·ri·fic·es

v.tr.

1. To offer as a sacrifice to a deity.

2. To give up (one thing) for another thing considered to be of greater value.

3. To sell or give away at a loss.

4. To kill (an animal) for purposes of scientific research or experimentation.

v.intr.

1. To offer a sacrifice: The Greek warriors sacrificed to their gods.

2. To make a sacrifice: parents sacrificing for their children.

3. Baseball To make a sacrifice bunt or sacrifice fly.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin sacrificium : sacer, sacred; see sacred + facere, to make; see dhē- in Indo-European roots.]

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sac′ri·fic′er n.

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sacrifice

(ˈsækrɪˌfaɪs)

n

1. a surrender of something of value as a means of gaining something more desirable or of preventing some evil

2. a ritual killing of a person or animal with the intention of propitiating or pleasing a deity

3. a symbolic offering of something to a deity

4. the person, animal, or object surrendered, destroyed, killed, or offered

5. a religious ceremony involving one or more sacrifices

6. loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value

7. (Chess & Draughts) chess the act or an instance of sacrificing a piece

vb

8. to make a sacrifice (of); give up, surrender, or destroy (a person, thing, etc)

9. (Chess & Draughts) chess to permit or force one's opponent to capture (a piece) freely, as in playing a combination or gambit: he sacrificed his queen and checkmated his opponent on the next move.

[C13: via Old French from Latin sacrificium, from sacer holy + facere to make]

ˈsacriˌficeable adj

ˈsacriˌficer n

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sac•ri•fice

(ˈsæk rəˌfaɪs)

n., v. -ficed, -fic•ing. n.

1. the offering of animal, plant, or human life or of some object to a deity, as in propitiation or homage.

2. the person, animal, or thing so offered.

3. the surrender or destruction of something valued for the sake of something having a higher or more pressing claim.

4. something so surrendered or lost.

5. a loss incurred in selling something below its value.

6. Also called sac′rifice bunt`, sac′rifice hit`. a hit or bunted ball in baseball that results in an out for the batter, but allows a runner on base to advance or score.

v.t.

7. to make a sacrifice or offering of.

8. to surrender, give up, permit injury to, or destroy for the sake of something else.

9. to dispose of (goods, property, etc.) regardless of profit.

10. to cause the advance of (a base runner) in baseball by a sacrifice.

v.i.

11. to offer or make a sacrifice.

12. to make a sacrifice in baseball.

[1225–75; < Old French < Latin sacrificium=sacri-, comb. form of sacer sacred + -fic-, comb. form of facere to make, do¹]

sac′ri•fice`a•ble, adj.

sac′ri•fic`er, n.

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sacrifice

• offer - Originally meant "to present or sacrifice something to a religious entity."
• sacrifice - From Latin sacrificium, related to sacrificus, "sacrificial," from sacer, "holy, sacred."
• oblation - Something offered to God or a god, like a sacrifice or donation, can be called an oblation.
• victim - Originally denoted a person or animal killed as a sacrifice.

Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.

sacrifice

Past participle: sacrificed
Gerund: sacrificing

Imperative

sacrifice

sacrifice

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sacrifice - the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc. forfeit, forfeiture human action, human activity, act, deed - something that people do or cause to happen
	2.	sacrifice - personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective) personnel casualty, loss - military personnel lost by death or capture
	3.	sacrifice - a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value; "he had to sell his car at a considerable sacrifice" loss - something that is lost; "the car was a total loss"; "loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt"
	4.	sacrifice - the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity ritual killing animal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement kill, putting to death, killing - the act of terminating a life hecatomb - a great sacrifice; an ancient Greek or Roman sacrifice of 100 oxen immolation - killing or offering as a sacrifice
	5.	sacrifice - (baseball) an out that advances the base runners putout - an out resulting from a fielding play (not a strikeout); "the first baseman made 15 putouts" sacrifice fly - a sacrifice made by hitting a long fly ball baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"
Verb	1.	sacrifice - endure the loss of; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war" give devote, pay, give - dedicate; "give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay attention to" dedicate, devote, commit, consecrate, give - give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church" relinquish, resign, give up, release, free - part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne"
	2.	sacrifice - kill or destroy; "The animals were sacrificed after the experiment"; "The general had to sacrifice several soldiers to save the regiment" kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"
	3.	sacrifice - sell at a loss sell - exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent; "He sold his house in January"; "She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit"
	4.	sacrifice - make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals immolate - offer as a sacrifice by killing or by giving up to destruction; "The Aztecs immolated human victims"; "immolate the valuables at the temple" offer up, offer - present as an act of worship; "offer prayers to the gods"

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sacrifice

verb

1. offer, slaughter, offer up, immolate The priest sacrificed a chicken.

2. give up, abandon, relinquish, lose, surrender, let go, do without, renounce, forfeit, forego, say goodbye to She sacrificed family life when her career took off.

noun

1. offering, immolation, oblation, hecatomb animal sacrifices to the gods

2. surrender, loss, giving up, resignation, rejection, waiver, abdication, renunciation, repudiation, forswearing, relinquishment, eschewal, self-denial They have not suffered any sacrifice of identity.

Quotations
"Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few" [Winston Churchill speech to the House of Commons]
"Too long a sacrifice"
"Can make a stone of the heart" [W.B. Yeats Easter 1916]
"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends" Bible: St. John

Proverbs
"You cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs"

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sacrifice

noun

1. One or more living creatures slain and offered to a deity as part of a religious rite:

hecatomb, immolation, offering, victim.

2. A loss sustained in the accomplishment of or as the result of something:

cost, expense, price, toll.

verb

To offer as a sacrifice:

immolate, victimize.

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Translations

بَذْل، تَضْحِيَهتَضْحِيَهذَبيحَه، قُرْبانيُضَّحييُضَحِّي من أجْل

oběťobětovatobětování

offerofreafsavn

OpferopfernOpfergabe

θυσίαθυσιάζω

sacrificiosacrificar

loovutamaohverdamaohverdus

uhrausuhrautuauhriuhrilahjauhrata

sacrificesacrifierconsacreroffrir

žrtvažrtvovati

feláldozáldozat

fórnfórnaleggja í sölurnar, fórnatilkostnaîur, fórnfórn, fórnarlamb

sacrificiosacrificarescapitosacrificale

犠牲

희생

aukojamasaukojimasaukotipaaukotipasiaukojamai

upurēšanaupurētupurētiesupurisuzupurēšanās

offerofferen

ofreofferofringblotblote

ofiarapoświęcenie

sacrifíciosacrificar

жертважертвоприношение

obetovať

žrtevžrtvovatižrtveno jagnježrtvovanje

offeroffra

การสังเวย

feda etmekfedakârlıkkurbankurban etmekurban etmek

sự tế lễ

牺牲献祭祭品供奉

sacrifice

[ˈsækrɪfaɪs]

A. N (lit, fig) → sacrificio m
to offer sth in sacrifice → ofrecer algo como sacrificio
no sacrifice was too great → todo sacrificio merecía la pena
to make sacrifices (for sb) → hacer sacrificios (por algn), sacrificarse (por algn)
the sacrifice of the mass → el sacrificio de la misa
to sell sth at a sacrifice → vender algo con pérdida

B. VT (lit, fig) → sacrificar (Comm) → vender con pérdida
she sacrificed everything for me → lo ha sacrificado todo por mí
to sacrifice o.s. (for sb/sth) → sacrificarse (por algn/algo)
accuracy should never be sacrificed to speed → nunca debería sacrificarse la exactitud por la rapidez

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sacrifice

[ˈsækrɪfaɪs]

n

(= personal denial) → sacrifice m
a mother's sacrifices for her children → les sacrifices d'une mère pour ses enfants
to make sacrifices → se sacrifier, faire des sacrifices

(= religious killing) → sacrifice m
to make a sacrifice to the gods → offrir un sacrifice aux dieux

vt

(= give up) → sacrifier
to sacrifice sth for sb/sth → sacrifier qch à qn/qch, sacrifier qch pour qn/qch

(= kill) (for religious purposes) [+ animal, person] → sacrifiersacrificial lamb n (fig) (= scapegoat) → victime f expiatoire

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

sacrifice

n (lit, fig) → Opfer nt; (= thing sacrificed also) → Opfergabe f; to make a sacrifice of somebody/something → jdn/etw opfern or zum Opfer bringen; to make sacrifices (lit, fig) → Opfer bringen; what a sacrifice (to make)! → welch ein Opfer!; the sacrifice of quality to speed → wenn Qualität der Geschwindigkeit geopfert wird or zum Opfer fällt; to sell something at a sacrifice (inf) → etw mit Verlust verkaufen

vt → opfern (sth to sb jdm etw)

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sacrifice

[ˈsækrɪˌfaɪs]

1. n → sacrificio
to make sacrifices (for sb) → fare (dei) sacrifici (per qn)

2. vt → sacrificare

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

sacrifice

(ˈsӕkrifais) noun

1. the act of offering something (eg an animal that is specially killed) to a god. A lamb was offered in sacrifice. offer تَضْحِيَه жертвоприношение sacrifício obětování das Opfer offer θυσίαsacrificio ohverdamine قرباني uhraus sacrificeזבח बलिदान žrtvovanje áldozat pengorbanan fórn sacrificio いけにえを捧げること 제물로 바치는 일 aukojimas upurēšana; ziedošana pengorbanan heiligoffer, ofring, blotofiara قربانى، حلاله: جارونه، شندنه: تاوان ګالنه، زيانمن ګېدنه sacrifício jertfă жертвоприношение obeť žrtvovanje žrtva offrande การบวงสรวง kurban etme 獻祭 жертвування; жертвопринесення خدا کے نام پر کی گئ قربانی sự cúng tế, sự hi sinh 献祭，供奉

2. the thing that is offered in this way. offerande, offerdier ذَبيحَه، قُرْبان жертва sacrifício oběť das Opfer offer θύμα, σφάγιο sacrificio ohver قرباني uhri sacrificeקרבן त्याग žrtva áldozat kurban fórn, fórnarlamb sacrificio いけにえ 제물 auka upuris; ziedojums korban offerandeofferofiara قربانى sacrifício ofrandă жертва obeť žrtev žrtva offer สิ่งที่ใช้ในการบวงสรวง kurban 祭品 жертва ذبیحہ sự hi sinh 祭品

3. something of value given away or up in order to gain something more important or to benefit another person. His parents made sacrifices to pay for his education. opoffering بَذْل، تَضْحِيَه жертва sacrifício oběť das Opfer offer; afsavn θυσίαsacrificio ohverdamine فداكاري uhraus sacrificeהקרבה त्याग požrtvovanje áldozat pengorbanan tilkostnaður, fórn sacrificio 犠牲を払う 희생 pasiaukojimas upuris; uzupurēšanās pengorbanan offerofferpoświęcenie قربانى sacrifício sacrificiu жертва obeť odrekanje žrtva uppoffring การเสียสละ fedakârlık, özveri 犧牲 пожертвування قربانی sự hi sinh 牺牲

verb

1. to offer as a sacrifice. He sacrificed a sheep in the temple. offer يُقَدِّمُ تَضْحِيَه أو ذبيحَه принасям в жертва sacrificar obětovat opfern ofre προσφέρω κτ. ως θυσία sacrificar ohverdama قرباني كردن uhrata sacrifier לְזַבֵחַ अर्पित करना žrtvovati, prinijeti žrtvu feláldoz mengorbankan fórna sacrificare いけにえを捧げる 제물을 받치다 aukoti upurēt; ziedot korbankan offerenofre, blote złożyć ofiarę z قربانى كول sacrificar a jertfi приносить в жертву obetovať žrtvovati žrtvovati offra สังเวย; บวงสรวง kurban etmek 獻祭，供奉 приносити в жертву قربانی دینا cúng 献祭，供奉

2. to give away etc for the sake of something or someone else. He sacrificed his life trying to save the children from the burning house. opoffer يُضَحِّي من أجْل жертвам sacrificar obětovat opfern ofre θυσιάζωsacrificar ohverdama فداكاري كردن uhrata sacrifier לְהַקרִיב बलिदान चढ़ाना žrtvovati, odreći se feláldoz mengorbankan leggja í sölurnar, fórna sacrificare 犠牲にする 희생하다 paaukoti upurēt; upurēties mengorbankan opofferenofrepoświęcić قربانى كول sacrificar a sa­crifica жертвовать obetovať žrtvovati žrtvovati offra เสียสละ feda etmek, ... uğrunda harcamak 犧牲 жертвувати کسی چیز کے لئے قربانی دینا hi sinh 牺牲

ˌsacriˈficial (-ˈfiʃəl) adjective

sacrificial victims. offeragtig قُرْباني، ذَبائِحي жертвен sacrifical obětní Opfer-... offer-; ofrings- θυσιαστικός de sacrificio ohvri- مربوط به قرباني uhri- sacrificiel שֶׁל קָרבָּן यज्ञ, बलि žrtven áldozati untuk pengorbanan fórnar- sacrificale いけにえの 제물의, 희생의 aukojamas upura-; upurēšanas korban offer-offer-, blot-ofiarny دقربانۍ sacrifical de sacrificiu жертвенный obetný daritven žrtveni offer- ที่เสียสละ kurbanlık 被犧牲的 жертовний ذبیح thuộc sự hi sinh 牺牲的

ˌsacriˈficially adverb

offeragtig ذَبائِحِيّا، قُرْبانِيّا жертвено em sacrifício jako oběť aufopferungsvoll offervilligt θυσιαστικά en forma de sacrificio ohverdavalt وابسته به فرباني uhrautuvasti en guise de sacrifice בְּתוֹר קָרבָּן यज्ञीयता से, यज्ञभाव से žrtveno áldozatként dengan pengorbanan í stað fórnar come sacrificio 犠牲にして 제물로, 희생으로 pasiaukojamai upura veidā; kā upuris; upurējot secara korban als offer offervillig ofiarnie دقربانۍ em sacrifício drept jertfă, de sacri­ficiu жертвенно ako obeť daritveno, žrtveno žrtveno som ett offer, på ett uppoffrande sätt อย่างเสียสละ fedakârane 被犧牲地 як жертвування قربانی کے طور پر thuộc sự cúng tế, hi sinh 牺牲地

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sacrifice

→ يُضَّحي oběť offer Opfergabe θυσία sacrificio uhraus sacrifice žrtva sacrificio 犠牲 희생 offer offer ofiara sacrifício жертвоприношение offer การสังเวย feda etmek sự tế lễ 牺牲

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sacrifice

n. sacrificio; v. sacrificar.

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