an act of making an offering to a deity, esp the killing of a victim on an altar
something or somebody offered in sacrifice
the losing or surrender of one thing for the sake of a greater
It seemed inconceivable to those who had made such sacrifices during the war, that you, as their King, refused a lesser sacrifice — Queen Mary, mother of Edward VIII
something forgone or done without for the sake of another person or cause
[Middle English via Old French from Latin sacrificium, from sacr-, sacer sacred + facere to make]