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1. sacrifice
   A gift made to the gods. For example pieces of meat could be burned on an altar as a sacrifice.
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2. sacrifice
   [n] - a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value 2. [n] - personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective) 3. [n] - the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity 4. [n] - (in baseball) a...
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3. sacrifice
   In religion, the act of sanctifying or dedicating an object to a god, as a religious act of self-denial. Through it the giver seeks to enter into communion with a supernatural being. In some...
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4. sacrifice
   The killing of a living thing in honour of the gods. Common sacrificial animals used in religious rites were bulls, cows, roosters, horses, sheep, and goats
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5. Sacrifice
   Sac'ri·fice noun [ Middle English sacrifise , sacrifice , French sacrifice , from Latin sacrificium ; sacer sacred + facere to make. See Sacred , and Fact .] 1. The offering of anythin...
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6. Sacrifice
   Sac'ri·fice transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Sacrificed ; present participle & verbal noun Sacrificing ] [ From Sacrifice , noun : confer Frenc...
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7. Sacrifice
   Sac'ri·fice intransitive verb To make offerings to God, or to a deity, of things consumed on the altar; to offer sacrifice. « O teacher, some great mischief hath befallen To that meek man, who well had sacrificed .» Milton.
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8. 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 w...
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9. sacrifice
   ritual killing noun the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity
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10. sacrifice
    noun personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective)
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11. sacrifice
    noun a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value; `he had to sell his car at a considerable sacrifice`
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12. Sacrifice
    • (n.) 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. • (n.) To destroy; to kill. • (n.) Destruction or surrender o...
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13. sacrifice
    a religious rite in which an object is offered to a divinity in order to establish, maintain, or restore a right relationship of a human being to the ... [61 related articles]
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14. sacrifice
    sacrifice [Lat. sacrificare=to make holy], a type of religious offering, or gift to a superior or supreme being, in which the offering is consecrated through its destruction.Sections in this article:IntroductionThe Nature of SacrificeHistoryBibliography
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15. Sacrifice
    `Sacrifice` is the offering of food, objects or the lives of animals or people to the gods as an act of propitiation or worship. While sacrifice often implies ritual killing, the term `offering` (Latin oblatio) can be used for bloodless sacrifices of cereal food or artifacts. For offer...
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16. Sacrifice
    (Motörhead album) `Sacrifice` is the twelfth studio album by British band Motörhead. Released in 1995, it is the second, and last album, to feature the four man line up of Lemmy, Phil Campbell, Würzel, and Mikkey Dee, as Würzel left the band at the end of recording this alb...
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17. Sacrifice
    (video game) `Macintosh:`<br>1.01 (June 20, 2002) -->-->-->--> `Macintosh:`<br>December 14, 2001<ref name=macrel>--> -->--><br>ESRB: M (Mature)<br>USK: 12+<ref name=rating /> -->--> --> `Sacrifice` is a video game published by Interplay Entertainment in 2000 for the W...
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18. Sacrifice
    (chess) In the game of chess, a `sacrifice` is a move giving up a piece in the hopes of gaining tactical or positional compensation in other forms. A sacrifice could also be a deliberate exchange of a chess piece of higher value for an opponent`s piece of lower value. Any chess piece except t...
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19. Sacrifice
    (Gary Numan album) Name = Sacrifice | Type = Album | Artist = Gary Numan | Cover = sacrifice.jpg | Released = October 1994 | Recorded = Outland, London 1994 | Genre = Industrial rock<br/>Gothic rock| Length = 45:03 | Label = Numa | Producer = Gary Numan | Last album = Machine + Soul...
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20. Sacrifice
    (bridge) A `sacrifice` is a (usually deliberate) bid of an unmakeable contract in contract bridge in the hope that the penalty will be smaller than the value of an opponents` contract. In rubber bridge, a sacrifice can be also made in an attempt to prevent the opponents scoring a game, hoping...
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21. Sacrifice
    (Angel) "`Sacrifice`" is episode 20 of season 4 in the television show Angel. Plot synopsis: Connor, unaffected by Jasmine`s blood (which enabled Angel and his gang to discover the truth about Jasmine), threatens them all, but Angel shuts the door on him, letting the others e...
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22. Sacrifice
    (Battlestar Galactica) "`Sacrifice`" is the sixteenth episode of the second season of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica television series. It aired originally on the Sci Fi Channel on February 10, 2006. Plot: A woman named Sesha Abinell (Dana Delany) leads a small team of g...
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23. Sacrifice
    (novel) `Sacrifice` is the fifth book in the Legacy of the Force series. The book is written by Karen Traviss and was released on May 29, 2007. Synopsis: The book starts where Exile left off, with Ben returning to Jacen aboard the Sith battle sphere he found on Ziost. It follows...
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24. Sacrifice
    (disambiguation) A `sacrifice` is the practice of offering food, or the lives of animals or people to the gods, as an act of propitiation or worship. `Sacrifice` may also refer to: Games: Music: Artists: Albums: Songs: Television and film: Books: See also:
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25. Sacrifice
    (Elton John song) "`Sacrifice`" is a ballad performed by musician Elton John. The lyrics are by Bernie Taupin and the music by Elton John. The song appears on the 1989 album Sleeping with the Past. It was first released in October 1989, then in 1990, and was the second single...
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