Words Like SACRIFICE
We have put together a list of words that are similar to SACRIFICE.
15 Alternative Words Similar to sacrifice
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Immolation
Noun Hyponym
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Hecatomb
Noun Hyponym
4 examples of sacrifice
1
the sacrifice of interest to pleasure, or of pleasure to interest
2
to sacrifice an ox or a sheep
3
I gave two sons to the war
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The general had to sacrifice several soldiers to save the regiment
10 definitions of sacrifice
1
The offering of anything to God, or to a god; consecratory rite.
2
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.
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.
4
A sale at a price less than the cost or the actual value.
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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.
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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.
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To sell at a price less than the cost or the actual value.
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To make offerings to God, or to a deity, of things consumed on the altar; to offer sacrifice.