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sac·ri·fice S0011400 (săk′rə-fīs′)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. The act of giving up something highly valued for the sake of something else considered to have a greater value or claim: Social activism often involves tremendous sacrifice.b. Something given up in this way.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 give up (one thing) for another thing considered to be of greater value.3. To sell or give away at a loss.4. To kill (an animal) for purposes of scientific research or experimentation.v.intr.1. To offer a sacrifice: The Greek warriors sacrificed to their gods.2. To make a sacrifice: parents sacrificing for their children.3. 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 dhē- in Indo-European roots.]
sac′ri·fic′er n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | sacrificer - a religious person who offers up a sacrificereligious person - a person who manifests devotion to a deity |
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