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sacrifice
(mass) | sacrifice
- obeť |
sacrifice
(encz) | sacrifice,oběť |
sacrifice
(encz) | sacrifice,obětovat |
Sacrifice
(gcide) | Sacrifice \Sac"ri*fice\ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Sacrificed; p. pr. & vb. n. Sacrificing.] [From
Sacrifice, n.: cf. F. sacrifier, L. sacrificare; sacer
sacred, holy + -ficare (only in comp.) to make. See -fy.]
1. 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; as, to sacrifice an ox or a
sheep.
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Oft sacrificing bullock, lamb, or kid. --Milton.
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2. 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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Condemned to sacrifice his childish years
To babbling ignorance, and to empty fears. --Prior.
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The Baronet had sacrificed a large sum . . . for the
sake of . . . making this boy his heir. --G. Eliot.
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3. To destroy; to kill. --Johnson.
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4. To sell at a price less than the cost or the actual value.
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Sacrifice
(gcide) | Sacrifice \Sac"ri*fice\ (?; 277), n. [OE. sacrifise, sacrifice,
F. sacrifice, fr. L. sacrificium; sacer sacred + facere to
make. See Sacred, and Fact.]
1. The offering of anything to God, or to a god; consecratory
rite.
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Great pomp, and sacrifice, and praises loud,
To Dagon. --Milton.
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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.
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Moloch, horrid king, besmeared with blood
Of human sacrifice. --Milton.
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My life, if thou preserv'st my life,
Thy sacrifice shall be. --Addison.
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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;
as, the sacrifice of interest to pleasure, or of pleasure
to interest.
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4. A sale at a price less than the cost or the actual value.
[Tradesmen's Cant]
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Burnt sacrifice. See Burnt offering, under Burnt.
Sacrifice hit (Baseball), in batting, a hit of such a kind
that the batter loses his chance of tallying, but enables
one or more who are on bases to get home or gain a base.
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Sacrifice
(gcide) | Sacrifice \Sac"ri*fice\, v. i.
To make offerings to God, or to a deity, of things consumed
on the altar; to offer sacrifice.
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O teacher, some great mischief hath befallen
To that meek man, who well had sacrificed. --Milton.
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sacrifice
(wn) | sacrifice
n 1: the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty
for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc. [syn:
forfeit, forfeiture, sacrifice]
2: personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in
order to gain an objective)
3: a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less
than its value; "he had to sell his car at a considerable
sacrifice"
4: the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to
propitiate a deity [syn: sacrifice, ritual killing]
5: (baseball) an out that advances the base runners
v 1: endure the loss of; "He gave his life for his children"; "I
gave two sons to the war" [syn: sacrifice, give]
2: kill or destroy; "The animals were sacrificed after the
experiment"; "The general had to sacrifice several soldiers
to save the regiment"
3: sell at a loss
4: make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals |
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sacrifice
(mass) | sacrifice
- obeť |
sacrifice
(encz) | sacrifice,oběť sacrifice,obětovat |
sacrifice fly
(encz) | sacrifice fly, n: |
sacrifice operation
(encz) | sacrifice operation, n: |
sacrificeable
(encz) | sacrificeable, adj: |
sacrificed
(encz) | sacrificed,obětován adj: Martin Ligačsacrificed,obětovaný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
sacrificer
(encz) | sacrificer,obětník n: Zdeněk Brož |
sacrifices
(encz) | sacrifices,oběti n: Zdeněk Brož |
self-sacrifice
(encz) | self-sacrifice,sebeobětování n: Zdeněk Brož |
Burnt sacrifice
(gcide) | Sacrifice \Sac"ri*fice\ (?; 277), n. [OE. sacrifise, sacrifice,
F. sacrifice, fr. L. sacrificium; sacer sacred + facere to
make. See Sacred, and Fact.]
1. The offering of anything to God, or to a god; consecratory
rite.
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Great pomp, and sacrifice, and praises loud,
To Dagon. --Milton.
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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.
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Moloch, horrid king, besmeared with blood
Of human sacrifice. --Milton.
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My life, if thou preserv'st my life,
Thy sacrifice shall be. --Addison.
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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;
as, the sacrifice of interest to pleasure, or of pleasure
to interest.
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4. A sale at a price less than the cost or the actual value.
[Tradesmen's Cant]
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Burnt sacrifice. See Burnt offering, under Burnt.
Sacrifice hit (Baseball), in batting, a hit of such a kind
that the batter loses his chance of tallying, but enables
one or more who are on bases to get home or gain a base.
[1913 Webster]Burnt \Burnt\, p. p. & a.
Consumed with, or as with, fire; scorched or dried, as with
fire or heat; baked or hardened in the fire or the sun.
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Burnt ear, a black, powdery fungus which destroys grain.
See Smut.
Burnt offering, something offered and burnt on an altar, as
an atonement for sin; a sacrifice. The offerings of the
Jews were a clean animal, as an ox, a calf, a goat, or a
sheep; or some vegetable substance, as bread, or ears of
wheat or barley. Called also burnt sacrifice. --[2 Sam.
xxiv. 22.]
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burnt sacrifice
(gcide) | Sacrifice \Sac"ri*fice\ (?; 277), n. [OE. sacrifise, sacrifice,
F. sacrifice, fr. L. sacrificium; sacer sacred + facere to
make. See Sacred, and Fact.]
1. The offering of anything to God, or to a god; consecratory
rite.
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Great pomp, and sacrifice, and praises loud,
To Dagon. --Milton.
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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.
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Moloch, horrid king, besmeared with blood
Of human sacrifice. --Milton.
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My life, if thou preserv'st my life,
Thy sacrifice shall be. --Addison.
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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;
as, the sacrifice of interest to pleasure, or of pleasure
to interest.
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4. A sale at a price less than the cost or the actual value.
[Tradesmen's Cant]
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Burnt sacrifice. See Burnt offering, under Burnt.
Sacrifice hit (Baseball), in batting, a hit of such a kind
that the batter loses his chance of tallying, but enables
one or more who are on bases to get home or gain a base.
[1913 Webster]Burnt \Burnt\, p. p. & a.
Consumed with, or as with, fire; scorched or dried, as with
fire or heat; baked or hardened in the fire or the sun.
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Burnt ear, a black, powdery fungus which destroys grain.
See Smut.
Burnt offering, something offered and burnt on an altar, as
an atonement for sin; a sacrifice. The offerings of the
Jews were a clean animal, as an ox, a calf, a goat, or a
sheep; or some vegetable substance, as bread, or ears of
wheat or barley. Called also burnt sacrifice. --[2 Sam.
xxiv. 22.]
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Sacrifice hit
(gcide) | Hit \Hit\, n.
1. A striking against; the collision of one body against
another; the stroke that touches anything.
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So he the famed Cilician fencer praised,
And, at each hit, with wonder seems amazed.
--Dryden.
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2. A stroke of success in an enterprise, as by a fortunate
chance; as, he made a hit; esp. A performance, as a
musical recording, movie, or play, which achieved great
popularity or acclaim; also used of books or objects of
commerce which become big sellers; as, the new notebook
computer was a big hit with business travellers.
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What late he called a blessing, now was wit,
And God's good providence, a lucky hit. --Pope.
3. A peculiarly apt expression or turn of thought; a phrase
which hits the mark; as, a happy hit.
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4. A game won at backgammon after the adversary has removed
some of his men. It counts less than a gammon.
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5. (Baseball) A striking of the ball; as, a safe hit; a foul
hit; -- sometimes used specifically for a base hit.
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6. An act of murder performed for hire, esp. by a
professional assassin.
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Base hit, Safe hit, Sacrifice hit. (Baseball) See under
Base, Safe, etc.Sacrifice \Sac"ri*fice\ (?; 277), n. [OE. sacrifise, sacrifice,
F. sacrifice, fr. L. sacrificium; sacer sacred + facere to
make. See Sacred, and Fact.]
1. The offering of anything to God, or to a god; consecratory
rite.
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Great pomp, and sacrifice, and praises loud,
To Dagon. --Milton.
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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.
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Moloch, horrid king, besmeared with blood
Of human sacrifice. --Milton.
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My life, if thou preserv'st my life,
Thy sacrifice shall be. --Addison.
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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;
as, the sacrifice of interest to pleasure, or of pleasure
to interest.
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4. A sale at a price less than the cost or the actual value.
[Tradesmen's Cant]
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Burnt sacrifice. See Burnt offering, under Burnt.
Sacrifice hit (Baseball), in batting, a hit of such a kind
that the batter loses his chance of tallying, but enables
one or more who are on bases to get home or gain a base.
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Sacrificed
(gcide) | Sacrifice \Sac"ri*fice\ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Sacrificed; p. pr. & vb. n. Sacrificing.] [From
Sacrifice, n.: cf. F. sacrifier, L. sacrificare; sacer
sacred, holy + -ficare (only in comp.) to make. See -fy.]
1. 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; as, to sacrifice an ox or a
sheep.
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Oft sacrificing bullock, lamb, or kid. --Milton.
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2. 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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Condemned to sacrifice his childish years
To babbling ignorance, and to empty fears. --Prior.
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The Baronet had sacrificed a large sum . . . for the
sake of . . . making this boy his heir. --G. Eliot.
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3. To destroy; to kill. --Johnson.
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4. To sell at a price less than the cost or the actual value.
[Tradesmen's Cant]
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Sacrificer
(gcide) | Sacrificer \Sac"ri*fi`cer\, n.
One who sacrifices.
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Self-sacrifice
(gcide) | Self-sacrifice \Self`-sac"ri*fice\, n.
The act of sacrificing one's self, or one's interest, for
others; self-devotion.
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Unbloody sacrifice
(gcide) | Unbloody \Un*blood"y\, a.
Not bloody. --Dryden.
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Unbloody sacrifice.
(a) A sacrifice in which no victim is slain.
(b) (R. C. Ch.) The Mass.
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feast of sacrifice
(wn) | Feast of Sacrifice
n 1: the 10th day of Dhu'l-Hijja; all Muslims attend a service
in the mosques and those who are not pilgrims perform a
ritual slaughter of a sheep (commemorating God's ransom of
Abraham's son from sacrifice) and give at least a third of
the meat to charity [syn: Id al-Adha, {Feast of
Sacrifice}] |
sacrifice
(wn) | sacrifice
n 1: the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty
for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc. [syn:
forfeit, forfeiture, sacrifice]
2: personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in
order to gain an objective)
3: a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less
than its value; "he had to sell his car at a considerable
sacrifice"
4: the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to
propitiate a deity [syn: sacrifice, ritual killing]
5: (baseball) an out that advances the base runners
v 1: endure the loss of; "He gave his life for his children"; "I
gave two sons to the war" [syn: sacrifice, give]
2: kill or destroy; "The animals were sacrificed after the
experiment"; "The general had to sacrifice several soldiers
to save the regiment"
3: sell at a loss
4: make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals |
sacrifice fly
(wn) | sacrifice fly
n 1: a sacrifice made by hitting a long fly ball |
sacrifice operation
(wn) | sacrifice operation
n 1: killing or injuring others while annihilating yourself;
usually accomplished with a bomb [syn: suicide mission,
martyr operation, sacrifice operation] |
sacrificeable
(wn) | sacrificeable
adj 1: may be deliberately sacrificed to achieve an objective |
sacrificer
(wn) | sacrificer
n 1: a religious person who offers up a sacrifice |
self-sacrifice
(wn) | self-sacrifice
n 1: acting with less concern for yourself than for the success
of the joint activity [syn: selflessness, {self-
sacrifice}] |
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