sacrifice
Originally, the killing (and often burning) of a human being or an animal as an offering to a deity; later, also the offering of an object to a deity.
Other meanings
A human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing (see ), offered to a deity.
The offering of devotion, penitence, prayer, thanksgiving, etc., to a deity.
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "sacrificium" (something offered to a deity, sacrifice).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “sacrifice” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.