The high priest prepared to sacrifice the prisoner to the gods.
•I sacrificed a lot of money to a fancy lifestyle.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
sacrifice someone/something on/at the altar of someone/something — cause someone or something to suffer in the interests of someone or something else no businessman is going to sacrifice his company on the altar of such altruism … Useful english dictionary
sacrifice — /ˈsækrəfaɪs / (say sakruhfuys) noun 1. the offering of life (animal, plant, or human) or some material possession, etc., to a deity, as in propitiation or homage. 2. that which is so offered. 3. the surrender or destruction of something prized or …
sacrifice */ — I UK [ˈsækrɪfaɪs] / US [ˈsækrɪˌfaɪs] verb Word forms sacrifice : present tense I/you/we/they sacrifice he/she/it sacrifices present participle sacrificing past tense sacrificed past participle sacrificed 1) [transitive] to give up something… … English dictionary
sacrifice — 1 noun 1 (C, U) something valuable that you decide not to have, in order to get something that is more important: the need for economic sacrifice | make sacrifices: My parents were forever reminding me of the sacrifices they made to give me an… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
sacrifice — sac|ri|fice1 [ sækrı,faıs ] verb * 1. ) transitive to give up something important or valuable so that you or other people can do or have something else: sacrifice something to do something: She sacrificed her career to bring up the children.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
SACRIFICE — IN THE BIBLE In the Bible various verbs are used to designate the act of sacrifice. Two of them, שחט and טבח, are used for the slaughter of animals for both secular (cf. Gen. 43:16; Num. 11:22) and sacred purposes, while the verbs זבח (hence the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
sacrifice — [ˈsækrɪˌfaɪs] noun [C/U] I 1) a decision not to have or do something that is important to you, so that someone else will have a benefit or so that you will benefit later Making sacrifices is part of bringing up children.[/ex] 2) the act of… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Human sacrifice in Aztec culture — Human sacrifice was an aspect of historical Aztec culture/religion, although the extent of the practice is debated by scholars. The Spaniards who first met the Aztecs explicitly stated in their writings that human sacrifice was widely practiced… … Wikipedia
self-sacrifice — n [U] when you decide not to do or have something you want or need, in order to help someone else ▪ several years of hard work and self sacrifice >self sacrificing adj … Dictionary of contemporary English
self-sacrifice — noun uncount the behavior of someone who chooses not to have or do something they want in order to help other people ╾ ,self sacrificing adjective … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
self-sacrifice — UK / US noun [uncountable] the behaviour of someone who chooses not to have or to do something that they want in order to help other people Derived word: self sacrificing adjective … English dictionary
