sacrifice (redirected from sacrificed)

sac·ri·fice  (skr-fs)

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 hit 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 hit or sacrifice fly.

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

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sacri·ficer n.

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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

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, offer up, immolate

verb 2. give up, abandon, relinquish, lose, surrender, let go, do without, renounce, forfeit, forego, say goodbye to

noun 3. offering, immolation, oblation, hecatomb

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 → sacrifice m

vt → sacrifier;

to make sacrifices (for sb) → se sacrifier or faire des sacrifices (pour qn)

sacrifice [ˈsækrɪfaɪs] n → Opfer nt

vt → opfern;

to make sacrifices (for sb) → (für jdn) Opfer bringen

sacrifice [ˈsækrɪfaɪs] n → sacrificio

vt → sacrificare;

to make sacrifices (for sb) → fare (dei) sacrifici (per qn)

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sacrifice

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.offerتَضْحِيَهжертвоприношениеobětováníofferdas Opferθυσίαsacrificioohverdamineقربانيuhraussacrificeזֶבַחबलिदानžrtvovanjeáldozatpengorbananfórnsacrificioいけにえを捧げること신에게 (산) 제물을 바치기aukojimasupurēšana; ziedošanapengorbananheiligoffer, ofring, blotofiarasacrifíciojertfăжертвоприношениеobeťžrtvovanježrtvaoffrandeการบวงสรวงkurban etme獻祭，祭品，供奉жертвування; жертвопринесенняخدا کے نام پر کی گئ قربانیsự cúng tế,sự hi sinh献祭，祭品，供奉

2 the thing that is offered in this way. offerande, offerdierذَبيحَه، قُرْبانжертваoběťofferdas Opferθύμα, σφάγιοsacrificioohverقربانيuhrisacrificeקָרבָּןत्यागžrtvaáldozatkurbanfórn, fórnarlambsacrificioいけにえ(산) 제물aukaupuris; ziedojumskorbanofferandeoffer(-)ofiarasacrifícioofrandăжертваobeťžrtevžrtvaofferสิ่งที่ใช้ในการบวงสรวงkurban犧牲品жертваذبیحہsự 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.opofferingبَذْل، تَضْحِيَهжертваoběťoffer; afsavndas Opferθυσίαsacrificioohverdamineفداكاريuhraussacrificeהַקרָבָהत्यागpožrtvovanjeáldozatpengorbanantilkostnaður, fórnsacrificio犠牲を払う희생(적 행위)pasiaukojimasupuris; uzupurēšanāspengorbananofferofferpoświęceniesacrifíciosacrificiuжертваobeťodrekanježrtvauppoffringการเสียสละfedakârlık, özveri犧牲пожертвуванняقربانیsự hi sinh牺牲

v

1 to offer as a sacrifice He sacrificed a sheep in the temple.offerيُقَدِّمُ تَضْحِيَه أو ذبيحَهпринасям в жертваobětovatofreopfernπροσφέρω κτ. ως θυσίαsacrificarohverdamaقرباني كردنuhratasacrifierלְזַבֵחַअर्पित करनाžrtvovati, prinijeti žrtvufeláldozmengorbankanfórnasacrificareいけにえを捧げる...을 제물로 바치다aukotiupurēt; ziedotkorbankanofferenofre, blotezłożyć ofiarę zsacrificara jertfiприносить в жертвуobetovaťžrtvovatižrtvovatioffraบูชายัญkurban etmek獻祭，供奉приносити в жертвуقربانی دیناcúng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.opofferيُضَحِّي من أجْلжертвамobětovatofreopfernθυσιάζωsacrificarohverdamaفداكاري كردنuhratasacrifierלְהַקרִיבबलिदान चढ़ानाžrtvovati, odreći sefeláldozmengorbankanleggja í sölurnar, fórnasacrificare犠牲にする...을 희생하다, 바치다paaukotiupurēt; upurētiesmengorbankanopofferenofre (seg)poświęcićsacrificara sa­crificaжертвоватьobetovaťžrtvovatižrtvovatioffraเสียสละfeda etmek, ... uğrunda harcamak犧牲жертвуватиکسی چیز کے لئے قربانی دیناhi sinh牺牲

adj ˌsacriˈficial [-ˈfiʃəl]

sacrificial victims.offeragtigقُرْباني، ذَبائِحيжертвенobětníoffer-; ofrings-Opfer-...θυσιαστικόςde sacrificioohvri-مربوط به قربانيuhri-sacrificielשֶׁל קָרבָּןयज्ञ, बलिžrtvenáldozatiuntuk pengorbananfórnar-sacrificaleいけにえの제물의; 희생적인aukojamasupura-; upurēšanaskorbanoffer{#169}offer-, blot-ofiarnysacrificalde sacrificiuжертвенныйobetnýdaritvenžrtvenioffer-ที่เสียสละkurbanlık犧牲的жертовнийذبیحthuộc sự hi sinh牺牲的

adv ˌsacriˈficially

offeragtigذَبائِحِيّا، قُرْبانِيّاжертвеноjako oběťoffervilligtaufopferungsvollθυσιαστικάen forma de sacrificioohverdavaltوابسته به فربانيuhratenen guise de sacrificeבְּתוֹר קָרבָּןयज्ञीयता से, यज्ञभाव सेžrtvenoáldozatkéntdengan pengorbananí stað fórnarcome sacrificio犠牲にして제물로; 희생적으로pasiaukojamaiupura veidā; kā upuris; upurējotsecara korbanals offeroffervilligofiarnieem sacrifíciodrept jertfă, de sacri­ficiuжертвенноako obeťdaritveno, žrtvenožrtvenosom ett offer, på ett uppoffrande sättอย่างเสียสละfedakârane犧牲地як жертвуванняقربانی کے طور پرthuộc sự cúng tế, hi sinh牺牲地