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- Dictionarysacrifice/ˈsakrɪfʌɪs/
noun
- 1. an act of slaughtering an animal or person or surrendering a possession as an offering to a deity: "they offer sacrifices to the spirits" Similar
- 2. Christ's offering of himself in the Crucifixion.
verb
- 1. offer or kill as a religious sacrifice: "the goat was sacrificed at the shrine" Similar
- 2. give up (something valued) for the sake of other considerations: "working hard doesn't mean sacrificing your social life" Similar
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The meaning of SACRIFICE is an act of offering to a deity something precious; especially : the killing of a victim on an altar. How to use sacrifice in a sentence.
the act of giving up something that is valuable to you in order to help someone else: make a sacrifice We had to make sacrifices in order to pay for our children's education. at great sacrifice They cared for their disabled son for 27 years, at great personal sacrifice.
A sacrifice is a loss or something you give up, usually for the sake of a better cause. Parents sacrifice time and sleep to take care of their children, while kids might sacrifice TV time to hang out with mom and dad.
If you sacrifice something that is valuable or important, you give it up, usually to obtain something else for yourself or for other people.
sacrifice - a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value; "he had to sell his car at a considerable sacrifice"
sacrifice. noun. /ˈsækrɪfaɪs/ [countable, uncountable] the fact of giving up something important or valuable to you in order to get or do something that seems more important; something that you give up in this way. The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality.
There are 12 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun sacrifice, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
To sacrifice an animal or person means to kill them in a special religious ceremony as an offering to a god. 2. If you sacrifice something that is valuable or important, you give it up, usually to obtain something else for yourself or for other people.
Britannica Dictionary definition of SACRIFICE. 1. : the act of giving up something that you want to keep especially in order to get or do something else or to help someone. [count] The war required everyone to make sacrifices. No sacrifice is too great when it comes to her children.
C1. the act of giving up something that is valuable to you in order to help someone else: make a sacrifice We had to make sacrifices in order to pay for our children's education. at great sacrifice They cared for their disabled son for 27 years, at great personal sacrifice.
