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sacrifice
noun
the
act
of
willingly
giving
up
something
valuable
so
that
someone
else
can
benefit
or
so
that
a
goal
can
be
reached
•
Her
parents
made
a
huge
sacrifice
so
she
could
study
abroad
.
Her
parents
made
a
huge
sacrifice
so
she
could
study
abroad
.
•
Winning
the
championship
required
years
of
training
and
endless
sacrifice
.
Winning
the
championship
required
years
of
training
and
endless
sacrifice
.
From
Latin
sacrificium
,
from
sacer
“
holy
”
+
facere
“
to
make
,
to
do
”.
noun
something
valuable
that
you
choose
to
give
up
for
the
sake
of
someone
or
something
else
•
Time
with
friends
was
the
biggest
sacrifice
she
made
during
exam
season
.
Time
with
friends
was
the
biggest
sacrifice
she
made
during
exam
season
.
•
Selling
his
guitar
was
a
painful
sacrifice
,
but
it
paid
for
the
rent
.
Selling
his
guitar
was
a
painful
sacrifice
,
but
it
paid
for
the
rent
.
verb
-
sacrifice
,
sacrificing
,
sacrifices
,
sacrificed
to
willingly
give
up
something
valuable
so
that
someone
else
can
benefit
or
so
that
a
goal
can
be
reached
•
She
sacrificed
her
weekend
to
finish
the
project
on
time
.
She
sacrificed
her
weekend
to
finish
the
project
on
time
.
•
The
firefighter
was
ready
to
sacrifice
his
life
to
save
the
children
.
The
firefighter
was
ready
to
sacrifice
his
life
to
save
the
children
.
noun
an
animal
,
person
,
or
object
offered
to
a
god
in
a
religious
ritual
•
Ancient
cultures
sometimes
offered
a
lamb
as
a
sacrifice
to
their
deities
.
Ancient
cultures
sometimes
offered
a
lamb
as
a
sacrifice
to
their
deities
.
•
The
story
describes
a
human
sacrifice
meant
to
bring
rain
to
the
drought-stricken
land
.
The
story
describes
a
human
sacrifice
meant
to
bring
rain
to
the
drought-stricken
land
.
verb
-
sacrifice
,
sacrificing
,
sacrifices
,
sacrificed
to
kill
an
animal
or
sometimes
a
person
as
an
offering
to
a
god
in
a
religious
ceremony
•
The
priests
sacrificed
a
bull
at
dawn
to
honor
the
harvest
goddess
.
The
priests
sacrificed
a
bull
at
dawn
to
honor
the
harvest
goddess
.
•
Legends
say
the
tribe
sacrificed
their
bravest
warrior
to
appease
the
volcano
.
Legends
say
the
tribe
sacrificed
their
bravest
warrior
to
appease
the
volcano
.