Definition of Sacrifice

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Sacrifice

The offering of anything to God, or to a god; consecratory rite.

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.

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.

A sale at a price less than the cost or the actual value.

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.

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.

To destroy; to kill.

To sell at a price less than the cost or the actual value.

To make offerings to God, or to a deity, of things consumed on the altar; to offer sacrifice.

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Sacrifice Quotations

No mother would ever willingly sacrifice her sons for territorial gain, for economic advantage, for ideology.
Ronald Reagan

Football is like life - it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority.
Vince Lombardi

Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable... Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

It is not enough to say we must not wage war. It is necessary to love peace and sacrifice for it.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and is never the result of selfishness.
Napoleon Hill

Hallow the body as a temple to comeliness and sanctify the heart as a sacrifice to love; love recompenses the adorers.
Kahlil Gibran

A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom of the world. It was a perfect act.
Mohandas Gandhi

I have worshipped woman as the living embodiment of the spirit of service and sacrifice.
Mohandas Gandhi

The law of sacrifice is uniform throughout the world. To be effective it demands the sacrifice of the bravest and the most spotless.
Mohandas Gandhi

It only stands to reason that where there's sacrifice, there's someone collecting the sacrificial offerings. Where there's service, there is someone being served. The man who speaks to you of sacrifice is speaking of slaves and masters, and intends to be the master.
Ayn Rand

Sacrifice Translations

sacrifice in Danish is byde, tilbyde
sacrifice in Dutch is opofferen, offeren, aanbieden
sacrifice in French is immoler, sacrifice, sacrifions, sacrifiez
sacrifice in German is aufopfern, Opfer
sacrifice in Italian is sacrificio, sacrificare
sacrifice in Latin is devoveo, sacrificum, piaculum
sacrifice in Spanish is sacrificar, presentar, ofrecer, sacrificio
sacrifice in Swedish is uppoffring, offer, uppoffra, offra

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