sac·ri·fice (s k r -f s )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. Forfeiture of something highly valued for the sake of one considered to have a greater value or claim. b. Something so forfeited. 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 forfeit (one thing) for another thing considered to be of greater value. 3. To sell or give away at a loss. v.intr. 1. To make or offer a sacrifice. 2. Baseball To make a sacrifice bunt or sacrifice fly. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin sacrificium : sacer, sacred; see sacred + facere, to make; see dh  - in Indo-European roots.]sac ri·ficer n. |
sacrifice
Noun
1. a surrender of something of value in order to gain something more desirable or prevent some evil
2. a ritual killing of a person or animal as an offering to a god
3. a symbolic offering of something to a god
4. the person or animal killed or offered
Verb
[-ficing, -ficed]
1. to make a sacrifice (of)
2. Chess to permit or force one's opponent to capture (a piece) as a tactical move [Latin sacer holy + facere to make]
sacrificial adj
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  sacrifice - the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc. |
| 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 animal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement 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" 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" |
sacrifice
verb 2. give up, abandon, relinquish, lose, surrender, let go, do without, renounce, forfeit, forego, say goodbye to
noun 4. surrender, loss, giving up, resignation, rejection, waiver, abdication, renunciation, repudiation, forswearing, relinquishment, eschewal, self-denial
Translations
sacrifice [ˈsækrɪfaɪs] n → sacrificio
vt → sacrificar;
to make sacrifices (for sb) → sacrificarse (por algn)
sacrifice [ˈsækrɪfaɪs] n → sacrificio
vt → sacrificare;
to make sacrifices (for sb) → fare (dei) sacrifici (per qn)
n sacrifice [ˈsӕkrifais]
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 obětování offer das Opfer θυσία sacrificio ohverdamine قرباني uhraus sacrifice זֶבַח बलिदान žrtvovanje áldozat pengorbanan fórn sacrificio いけにえを捧げること 신에게 (산) 제물을 바치기 aukojimas upurēšana; ziedošana pengorbanan heilig offer, ofring, blot ofiara sacrifício jertfă жертвоприношение obeť žrtvovanje žrtva offrande การบวงสรวง kurban etme 獻祭，祭品，供奉 жертвування; жертвопринесення خدا کے نام پر کی گئ قربانی sự cúng tế,sự hi sinh 献祭，祭品，供奉
2 the thing that is offered in this way. offerande, offerdier ذَبيحَه، قُرْبان жертва oběť offer das Opfer θύμα, σφάγιο sacrificio ohver قرباني uhri sacrifice קָרבָּן त्याग žrtva áldozat kurban fórn, fórnarlamb sacrificio いけにえ (산) 제물 auka upuris; ziedojums korban offerande offer(-) ofiara sacrifício ofrandă жертва obeť žrtev žrtva offer สิ่งที่ใช้ในการบวงสรวง kurban 犧牲品 жертва ذبیحہ sự hi sinh 牺牲品
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 oběť offer; afsavn das Opfer θυσία sacrificio ohverdamine فداكاري uhraus sacrifice הַקרָבָה त्याग požrtvovanje áldozat pengorbanan tilkostnaður, fórn sacrificio 犠牲を払う 희생(적 행위) pasiaukojimas upuris; uzupurēšanās pengorbanan offer offer poświęcenie sacrifício sacrificiu жертва obeť odrekanje žrtva uppoffring การเสียสละ fedakârlık, özveri 犧牲 пожертвування قربانی sự hi sinh 牺牲
v
1 to offer as a sacrifice He sacrificed a sheep in the temple. offer يُقَدِّمُ تَضْحِيَه أو ذبيحَه принасям в жертва obětovat ofre opfern 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 ...을 제물로 바치다 aukoti upurēt; ziedot korbankan offeren ofre, blote złożyć ofiarę z sacrificar a jertfi приносить в жертву obetovať žrtvovati žrtvovati offra บูชายัญ 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 obětovat ofre opfern θυσιάζω sacrificar ohverdama فداكاري كردن uhrata sacrifier לְהַקרִיב बलिदान चढ़ाना žrtvovati, odreći se feláldoz mengorbankan leggja í sölurnar, fórna sacrificare 犠牲にする ...을 희생하다, 바치다 paaukoti upurēt; upurēties mengorbankan opofferen ofre (seg) poświęcić 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
adj sacriˈficial [-ˈfiʃəl]
sacrificial victims. offeragtig قُرْباني، ذَبائِحي жертвен obětní offer-; ofrings- Opfer-... 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; 희생적인 aukojamas upura-; upurēšanas korban offer{#169} offer-, blot- ofiarny sacrifical de sacrificiu жертвенный obetný daritven žrtveni offer- ที่เสียสละ kurbanlık 犧牲的 жертовний ذبیح thuộc sự hi sinh 牺牲的
adv sacriˈficially
offeragtig ذَبائِحِيّا، قُرْبانِيّا жертвено jako oběť offervilligt aufopferungsvoll θυσιαστικά en forma de sacrificio ohverdavalt وابسته به فرباني uhraten 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; 희생적으로 pasiaukojamai upura veidā; kā upuris; upurējot secara korban als offer offervillig ofiarnie em sacrifício drept jertfă, de sacrificiu жертвенно ako obeť daritveno, žrtveno žrtveno som ett offer, på ett uppoffrande sätt อย่างเสียสละ fedakârane 犧牲地 як жертвування قربانی کے طور پر thuộc sự cúng tế, hi sinh 牺牲地
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