The meaning of SACRIFICE is the act of giving up or losing something of value for the sake of something else. How to use sacrifice in a sentence.
Animal sacrifice is the ritual killing of an animal as part of a religion. It is practiced by adherents of many religions as a means of appeasing a god or gods or changing the course of nature.
sacrifice noun [C/U] (OFFERING OF LIFE) the act of offering the life of an animal or a person to a god or gods in the hope of pleasing them, or the animal or person that is offered:
sacrifice (to somebody) the act of offering something to a god, especially an animal that has been killed in a special way; an animal, etc. that is offered in this way. They offered sacrifices to the gods. Definition of sacrifice noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
The act of giving up something highly valued for the sake of something else considered to have a greater value or claim: Social activism often involves tremendous sacrifice.
SACRIFICE definition: the offering of animal, plant, or human life or of some material possession to a deity, as in propitiation or homage. See examples of sacrifice used in a sentence.
To sacrifice an animal or person means to kill them in a special religious ceremony as an offering to a god. The priest sacrificed a chicken. [VERB noun] Two white bulls were sacrificed and a feast was held. [VERB noun]
Sacrifice definition: The act of offering something to a deity in propitiation or homage, especially the ritual slaughter of an animal or a person.