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an act of offering to a deity something precious; especially : the killing of a victim on an altar; something offered in sacrifice… See the full definition Menu Toggle
C1. the act of giving up something that is valuable to you in order to help someone else: make a sacrifice We had to make sacrifices in order to pay for our children's education. at great sacrifice They cared for their disabled son for 27 years, at great personal sacrifice.
A sacrifice is a loss or something you give up, usually for the sake of a better cause. Parents sacrifice time and sleep to take care of their children, while kids might sacrifice TV time to hang out with mom and dad.
Sacrifice (particularly blood sacrifice) is an exclusively male rite almost worldwide that serves to bond men: "it establishes a kinship which goes above and beyond the 'natural' bloodshed of childbirth."
the person, animal, or thing so offered. the surrender or destruction of something prized or desirable for the sake of something considered as having a higher or more pressing claim. the thing so surrendered or devoted. a loss incurred in selling something below its value. Also sacrifice hit.
SACRIFICE definition: 1. something valuable that you give up in order to achieve something, or the act of giving it up…. Learn more.
sacrifice. noun. /ˈsækrɪfaɪs/. /ˈsækrɪfaɪs/. [countable, uncountable] the fact of giving up something important or valuable to you in order to get or do something that seems more important; something that you give up in this way.
