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The definition of sacrifice
9 Definitions of: sacrifice
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- noun, a surrender of something of value as a means of gaining something more desirable or of preventing some evil
- noun, a ritual killing of a person or animal with the intention of propitiating or pleasing a deity
- noun, a symbolic offering of something to a deity
- noun, the person, animal, or object surrendered, destroyed, killed, or offered
- noun, a religious ceremony involving one or more sacrifices
- noun, loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value
- noun, chess the act or an instance of sacrificing a piece
- verb, to make a sacrifice (of); give up, surrender, or destroy (a person, thing, etc)
- verb, chess to permit or force one's opponent to capture (a piece) freely, as in playing a combination or gambit
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©HarperCollins 2008. Collins English Dictionary definition of sacrifice