| sacrifice | 1. The offering of anything to God, or to a god; consecratory rite. "Great pomp, and sacrifice, and praises loud, To Dagon." (Milton) 2. Anything consecrated and offered to God, or to a divinity; an immolated victin, or an offering of any kind, laid upon an altar, or otherwise presented in the way of religious thanksgiving, atonement, or conciliation. "Moloch, horrid king, besmeared with blood Of human sacrifice." (Milton) "My life, if thou preserv's my life, Thy sacrifice shall be." (Addison) 3. 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. 4. A sale at a price less than the cost or the actual value. Burnt sacrifice. See Burnt offering, under Burnt. Sacrifice hit, in batting, a hit of such a kind that the batter loses his chance of tallying, but enables one or more who are on bases to get home or gain a base. Origin: OE. Sacrifise, sacrifice, F. Sacrifice, fr. L. Sacrificium; sacer sacer + facere = to make. See Sacred, and Fact. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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forfeit: the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc. personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective) endure the loss of; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war" kill or destroy; "The animals were sacrificed after the experiment"; "The general had to sacrifice several soldiers to save the regiment" a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value; "he had to sell his car at a considerable sacrifice" the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity sell at a loss make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals (sacrifice) an out that advances the base runners
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To deliberately give up material to achieve an advantage (which could include a gain in tempo, greater mobility, a checkmate, etc...).
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offering of something to a supernatural or group of supernaturals.
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Worship; to give one's time, or property, or money, without an equivalent. Also to burn or destroy, for appeasing the Gods.
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Slaves and captures might have been sacrificed during the burial ceremonies of the powerful during the Bronze Age. [LPT]
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| sacrifice | (in baseball) an out that advances the base runners |
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| sacrifice | the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc. |
| sacrifice | the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity |
| sacrifice | personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective) |
| sacrifice | a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value |
| sacrifice | kill or destroy |
| sacrifice | make a sacrifice of |
| sacrifice | endure the loss of |
| sacrifice | sell at a loss |
| sacrifice | a sacrifice made by hitting a long fly ball |
| sacrifice | may be deliberately sacrificed to achieve an objective |
| sacrifice | a religious person who offers up a sacrifice |
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