Etymology : Middle English, from Old French, from Latin sacrificium, from sacr-, sacer + facere to make; more at DO
Pronunciation : 'sa-kr&-"fIs,
also Function : noun
Date : 13th century
1. act of making an offering to a god; person or item which is offered to a god; surrender of something for the sake of something more valuable; loss caused by selling something below cost. make an offering to a god; sell at a loss; surrender something for the sake of something more valuable. sacrifice\sac"ri*fice\, v. i. to make offerings to god, or to a deity, of things consumed on the altar; to offer sacrifice. o teacher, some great mischief hath befallen to that meek man, who well had sacrificed.sacrifice \sac"ri*fice\ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. sacrificed ; p. pr. & vb. n. sacrificing .] [from sacrifice, n.: cf. f. sacrifier, l. sacrificare; sacer sacred, holy + -ficare (only in comp.) to make. see:
-fy.].
2. to make an offering of; to consecrate or present to a divinity by way of expiation or propitiation, or as a token acknowledgment or thanksgiving; to immolate on the altar of god, in order to atone for sin, to procure favor, or to express thankfulness; as, to sacrifice an ox or a sheep. oft sacrificing bullock, lamb, or kid.
3. hence, to destroy, surrender, or suffer to be lost, for the sake of obtaining something; to give up in favor of a higher or more imperative object or duty; to devote, with loss or suffering. condemned to sacrifice his childish years to babbling ignorance, and to empty fears. the baronet had sacrificed a large sum for the sake of making this boy his heir. eliot.
4. to destroy; to kill.
5. to sell at a price less than the cost or the actual value. [tradesmen's cant]sacrifice \sac"ri*fice\ (?; 277), n. [oe. sacrifise, sacrifice, f. sacrifice, fr. l. sacrificium; sacer sacred + facere to make. see:
sacred, and fact.].
6. the offering of anything to god, or to a god; consecratory rite. great pomp, and sacrifice, and praises loud, to dagon.
7. anything consecrated and offered to god, or to a divinity; an immolated victim, or an offering of any kind, laid upon an altar, or otherwise presented in the way of religious thanksgiving, atonement, or conciliation. moloch, horrid king, besmeared with blood of human sacrifice. my life, if thou preserv'st my life, thy sacrifice shall be.
8. destruction or surrender of anything for the sake of something else; devotion of some desirable object in behalf of a higher object, or to a claim deemed more pressing; hence, also, the thing so devoted or given up; as, the sacrifice of interest to pleasure, or of pleasure to interest.
9. a sale at a price less than the cost or the actual value. [tradesmen's cant].
10. The offering of anything to God, or to a god; consecratory rite.
11. Anything consecrated and offered to God, or to a divinity; an immolated victim, or an offering of any kind, laid upon an altar, or otherwise presented in the way of religious thanksgiving, atonement, or conciliation.
12. Destruction or surrender of anything for the sake of something else; devotion of some desirable object in behalf of a higher object, or to a claim deemed more pressing; hence, also, the thing so devoted or given up; as, the sacrifice of interest to pleasure, or of pleasure to interest.
13. A sale at a price less than the cost or the actual value.
14. To make an offering of; to consecrate or present to a divinity by way of expiation or propitiation, or as a token acknowledgment or thanksgiving; to immolate on the altar of God, in order to atone for sin, to procure favor, or to express thankfulness; as, to sacrifice an ox or a sheep.
15. Hence, to destroy, surrender, or suffer to be lost, for the sake of obtaining something; to give up in favor of a higher or more imperative object or duty; to devote, with loss or suffering.
16. To destroy; to kill.
17. To sell at a price less than the cost or the actual value.
18. To make offerings to God, or to a deity, of things consumed on the altar; to offer sacrifice. an out that advances the base runners the act of killing in order to propitiate a deity personnel that are sacrificed a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value; "he had to sell his car at a considerable sacrifice" kill or destroy; "The animals were sacrificed after the experiment"; "The general had to sacrifice several soldiers to save the regiment" make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals endure the loss of; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war" sell at a loss.
19. 1. If you sacrifice something that is valuable or important, you give it up, usually to obtain something else for yourself or for other people. She sacrificed family life to her career Kitty Aldridge has sacrificed all for her first film He sacrificed himself and so saved his country. Sacrifice is also a noun. She made many sacrifices to get Anita a good education see also:
self-sacrifice.
20. To sacrifice an animal or person means to kill them in a special religious ceremony as an offering to a god. The priest sacrificed a chicken Sacrifice is also a noun. animal sacrifices to the gods. Act of offering objects to a divinity, thereby making them holy. The motivation for sacrifice is to perpetuate, intensify, or reestablish a connection between the human and the divine. It is often intended to gain the favour of the god or to placate divine wrath. The term has come to be applied specifically to blood sacrifice, which entails the death or destruction of the thing sacrificed (see:
human sacrifice). The sacrifice of fruits, flowers, or crops (bloodless sacrifice) is more often referred to as an offering.
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