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Sacrifice
Sacrifice
n.
The
offering
of
anything
to
God
, or to a
god
;
consecratory
rite
.
Sacrifice
n.
Anything
consecrated
and
offered
to
God
, or to a
divinity
; an
immolated
victim
, or an
offering
of
any
kind
,
laid
upon
an
altar
, or
otherwise
presented
in
the
way
of
religious
thanksgiving
,
atonement
, or
conciliation
.
Sacrifice
n.
Destruction
or
surrender
of
anything
for
the
sake
of
something
else
;
devotion
of
some
desirable
object
in
behalf
of a
higher
object
, or to a
claim
deemed
more
pressing
;
hence
,
also
,
the
thing
so
devoted
or
given
up; as,
the
sacrifice
of
interest
to
pleasure
, or of
pleasure
to
interest
.
Sacrifice
n.
A
sale
at a
price
less
than
the
cost
or
the
actual
value
.
Sacrifice
n.
To
make
an
offering
of; to
consecrate
or
present
to a
divinity
by
way
of
expiation
or
propitiation
, or as a
token
acknowledgment
or
thanksgiving
; to
immolate
on
the
altar
of
God
, in
order
to
atone
for
sin
, to
procure
favor
, or to
express
thankfulness
; as, to
sacrifice
an ox or a
sheep
.
Sacrifice
n.
Hence
, to
destroy
,
surrender
, or
suffer
to be
lost
,
for
the
sake
of
obtaining
something
; to
give
up in
favor
of a
higher
or
more
imperative
object
or
duty
; to
devote
,
with
loss
or
suffering
.
Sacrifice
n.
To
destroy
; to
kill
.
Sacrifice
n.
To
sell
at a
price
less
than
the
cost
or
the
actual
value
.
Sacrifice
v. i.
To
make
offerings
to
God
, or to a
deity
, of
things
consumed
on
the
altar
; to
offer
sacrifice
.
Sacrificed
imp. & p. p.
of
Sacrifice
Sacrificer
n.
One
who
sacrifices
.
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