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sacrifice English

Meaning sacrifice meaning

What does sacrifice mean?
Definitions in simple English

sacrifice Noun

— A sacrifice is something that a person gives up in order to help him or somebody else. A person who makes a sacrifice for a friend will do something that he might not want to do in order to help his friend. — A sacrifice is a offer given as a gift to a god. People in the Old Testament offered a lamb as a sacrifice to God for forgiveness.

sacrifice

— verb (= give) endure the loss of He gave his life for his children I gave two sons to the war — noun (= forfeit) the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc — noun personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective) — verb kill or destroy The animals were sacrificed after the experiment The general had to sacrifice several soldiers to save the regiment — verb sell at a loss — verb make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals — noun the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity — noun (baseball) an out that advances the base runners — noun a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value he had to sell his car at a considerable sacrifice

Synonyms sacrifice synonyms

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sacrifice English » English

offering offer oblation victim worship immolate give give up dedicate offer up devote scapegoat immolation consecrate substitute reparation loss give alms gift dupe alms victimize tribute slaughter sell out sell at a sacrifice sacrificial victim sacrificial rite sacrificial animal ritual killing renounce relinquishment reduce propitiation penance lift up libation kill holocaust forgo forfeiture forfeit expiation donate dedication cut casualty worship with sacrifices waterloo waste

Topics sacrifice topics

What do people use sacrifice to talk about?
Social behavior Religion Practice religion

Offering, sacrifice
Person Life

Die
Person Life Die

Life after death
Social behavior Religion

Religious things

Conjugation sacrifice conjugation

How do you conjugate sacrifice?

sacrifice · verb

Examples sacrifice examples

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Simple sentences

How can I sacrifice myself for something I don't believe in?
Human and animal sacrifice is manifestation of Satanism.
Gun worship is the religion which requires the continuing sacrifice of other people's children.
Nobody appreciated his sacrifice.
Your sacrifice was not in vain.
Parents often sacrifice themselves to ensure that their children receive a good education.
I can't let you sacrifice yourself.
Sacrifice is sometimes necessary.
His sacrifice will not be in vain.
How much would you be willing to sacrifice for the love of your life?
One can sacrifice oneself for one's own ideas, but not for the foolishness of others.
Making a choice always means making a sacrifice, giving up one thing for another.
They killed a goat as a sacrifice to God.
They killed this goat as a sacrifice to God.
They killed a goat as a sacrifice to the gods.
He then bound his son, and took up his sword, in order to sacrifice him in the ancient manner.
We sacrifice a lot.
Tom was willing to sacrifice everything for you.

Movie subtitles

Lock me up if I love anyone more than my life, Johannes, and if she be annihilated for solitude and grief, it would by the world force me to sacrifice my husband's honour.
Must I sacrifice my life because of this inheritance?
Deliverance is possible by no other means, but that an innocent maiden maketh the vampyre heed not the first crowing of the cock, this done by the sacrifice of her own bloode.
Personal ambition must be thrown aside. in the one great sacrifice for our country.
You were willing to sacrifice a hundred thousand francs for her.
You're going to make a great sacrifice, ruin your career, for what?
Just as you demonstrate the highest self-sacrifice in this Nation. so does this youth wish to be selfless.
You must learn sacrifice. and also never to collapse.
It would be an outrage if we were to lose. what we have fought for. with so much labor, so much worry. so much sacrifice, and so many privations.
We had to remain in the minority, because we mobilized. the most valuable elements of struggle and sacrifice in the Nation. which have always been not in the majority, but rather in the minority.
His phone call is only further evidence that the racketeers have the American public pretty well whipped when a citizen has to sacrifice the safety of his family to ask for security and decency.
It's human sacrifice!
To show how I appreciate your sacrifice, this is what I'm going to do.
That's why I'm able to stand here, a man who's getting old and ask this great sacrifice of you as humbly as I'd ask a great favor of a queen.
We sacrifice sheep to commemorate Abraham's sacrifice.
She asked for a sacrifice as a pledge of my love.
But to guard timid heart I behaved haughtily, arrogant and gruffly, I talked about the sacrifice I would make for her more evil than self-mutilation and death.
On your spirit of self-sacrifice and your proven valour depend many lives.
Guess we'll just have to sacrifice the bank, that's all.
I give you Saint Dennis, the big sacrifice boy.
Who is going to sacrifice his life?
For the fatherland, Your Majesty, and loyalty to you. and for glory, no sacrifice is too great!
We must work, we must sacrifice.
Take me as a sacrifice, but save him.
Dear Lord, dear lord, mercifully accept my sacrifice.
I loved him too much to let him sacrifice his career.
The town was paralyzed by fear. They were looking for a sacrifice: they chose Knock.
I figured you'd help me make the sacrifice.
I deserve a little compensation for my sacrifice, don't I?
I'm the one who must make the sacrifice.
Why, I'd sacrifice anything I have in the world for her.
My dear doctor, I hope you won't regret your sacrifice.

News and current affairs

Berlin today is vibrant and rejuvenated, rebuilt by the German peoples' hard work and sacrifice to unify the country, and an apt setting for the conference of the Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET), which I was there to attend.
Sustainability can be achieved only when the haves become willing to sacrifice for the have-nots.
The INET conference in Berlin showed the need for a new one - a consensus that supports sacrifice in the interest of unity.
Individuals given the drug were less willing to sacrifice an individual to save the lives of several others.
It is a fascinating story about the conflict between ideals and reality, or Utopia and humanness; about being faithful to a cause and betraying it; and about sacrifice and solidarity.
Then the deep divisions over Vietnam and civil rights, combined with a surge of consumerism and advertising, seemed to end an era of shared sacrifice for the common good.
Above all, the term was an effort to communicate to Americans, accustomed to waging war with speed and decisiveness (and insistent on it since Vietnam), the long-term sacrifice and commitment needed to win a war of survival.
Normally, countries ask for shared sacrifice, as they ask their young men and women to risk their lives.
In a revolutionary atmosphere of solidarity and self-sacrifice, people tend to think that when their victory is complete, paradise on Earth is inevitable.
Will these countries continue to sacrifice for the common European good when, time after time, the big countries tell them to go to the back of the bus and be grateful for the ride?
Of course, if the big countries are not willing to sacrifice any measure of national sovereignty for the overall European good, then a united Europe is doomed.
That is why the debate over the Stability Pact was so important--and why its demise is so disconcerting: the Germans and the French proved willing to sacrifice little, if anything, for the common European interest.
The developing world understandably does not want to sacrifice its growth for a global public good, especially when the United States, the richest country in the world, seems unwilling to sacrifice even a little of its luxurious life style.
This time, however, we must resolve to remember Zoran Djindjic's cause--political and economic liberty--more than his blood sacrifice.
Which group should be the first to make a sacrifice?
At the same time, the main parties find it hard to address the country's problems, because they are reluctant to call for sacrifice before an election.
The West should not sacrifice these objectives for others; if allies ultimately lose power in popular revolts, such a tradeoff would not have furthered the West's interests, to say the least.
This is why there is unanimous agreement in Asia, including China and India, that any just solution for climate change demands greater sacrifice from rich Western countries.
Are you willing to sacrifice some economic growth domestically - or, conversely, are you willing to jeopardize relations with China and India - for the sake of the environment?
Should the Nobel Committee choose to recognize Liu's courage and sacrifice in articulating these ideals, it would not only draw global attention to the injustice of Liu's 11-year sentence.
To protect itself, Pakistan's desperate military establishment, fearful of being labelled a proliferator and of ultimately being deprived of its nukes, has chosen to sacrifice Dr. Khan.
Governments will not sacrifice near- and medium-term economic growth for long-term environmental benefits.
Success in that war is not pre-ordained, but can only be won through willing sacrifice, faithfulness to duty, and concerted action for our people's well-being.

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