Sacrifice

Related Terms:

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Definitions:

Noun

forfeit forfeiture sacrifice

Definition: the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.

sacrifice

Definition: personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective)

sacrifice

Definition: a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value; "he had to sell his car at a considerable sacrifice"

sacrifice ritual killing

Definition: the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity

sacrifice

Definition: (baseball) an out that advances the base runners

Definition: The offering of anything to a god; a consecratory rite.

Verb

sacrifice give

Definition: endure the loss of; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war"

sacrifice

Definition: kill or destroy; "The animals were sacrificed after the experiment"; "The general had to sacrifice several soldiers to save the regiment"

sacrifice

Definition: sell at a loss

sacrifice

Definition: make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals

Definition: To offer (something) as a gift to a deity.