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Sacrifice
ˈsakrɪfʌɪs
Sacrifice definitions
noun
sacrifice
sacrifices
- an act of slaughtering an animal or person or surrendering a possession as an offering to a deity
"they offer sacrifices to the spirits"
- an animal, person, or object offered in the act of sacrifice
"a flat cake offered by the Romans as a sacrifice to their gods"
- Christ's offering of himself in the Crucifixion
- the Eucharist regarded either (in Catholic terms) as a propitiatory offering of the body and blood of Christ or (in Protestant terms) as an act of thanksgiving
- an act of giving up something valued for the sake of something else regarded as more important or worthy
"we must all be prepared to make sacrifices"
giving up abandonment surrender foregoing renouncing renunciation renouncement forfeiture loss relinquishment resignation abdication signing away yielding ceding waiving renunciation relinquishment loss self-sacrifice- a move intended to allow the opponent to win a pawn or piece, for strategic or tactical reasons
- a bunted or fly ball which puts the batter out but allows a base runner to advance
- a bid made in the belief that it will be less costly to be defeated in the contract than to allow the opponents to make a contract
verb
sacrifice
sacrificed
sacrifices
sacrificing
- offer or kill as a religious sacrifice
"the goat was sacrificed at the shrine"
- give up (something valued) for the sake of other considerations
"working hard doesn't mean sacrificing your social life"
give up abandon surrender forgo renounce forfeit relinquish resign abdicate sign away yield cede waive- deliberately allow one's opponent to win (a pawn or piece)
"he sacrificed his queen on the 34th move"
- advance (a base runner) by a sacrifice
"Doyle was sacrificed to second"
- make a sacrifice bid
"in that event East–West would sacrifice in six spades"