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1 sacrifice
1. noun1) (the act of offering something (eg an animal that is specially killed) to a god: A lamb was offered in sacrifice.) žrtvovanje2) (the thing that is offered in this way.) žrtev3) (something of value given away or up in order to gain something more important or to benefit another person: His parents made sacrifices to pay for his education.) odrekanje2. verb1) (to offer as a sacrifice: He sacrificed a sheep in the temple.) žrtvovati2) (to give away etc for the sake of something or someone else: He sacrificed his life trying to save the children from the burning house.) žrtvovati•- sacrificially* * *[saekrifais]1.nounžrtev, žrtvovanje; žrtvovana stvar; religion darovanje; odreka; economy izguba; theology Kristusova žrtev na križuSacrifice of the Mass religion mašna daritevthe great (last, supreme) sacrifice — smrt za domovinoto make a sacrifice of s.th. — žrtvovati kajto sell at sacrifice economy proda(ja)ti z izgubo;2.transitive verbžrtvovati; religion darovati; odreči se, opustiti; economy proda(ja)ti z izguboto sacrifice one's life — žrtvovati svoje življenje; intransitive verb žrtvovati; religion darovati; prispevati žrtev -
2 self-sacrifice
(the act of sacrificing one's own desires etc in order to help others: With great self-sacrifice, she gave up the holiday to care for her sick aunt.) požrtvovalnost* * *[selfsaekrifais]nounžrtvovanje samega sebe; požrtvovalnost
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Sacrifice — • This term is identical with the English offering (Latin offerre) and the German Opfer Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Sacrifice Sacrifice … Catholic encyclopedia
Sacrifice of the Mass — • The word Mass (missa) first established itself as the general designation for the Eucharistic Sacrifice in the West after the time of Pope Gregory the Great, the early Church having used the expression the breaking of bread (fractio panis) or… … Catholic encyclopedia
Sacrifice — (from a Middle English verb meaning to make sacred , from Old French, from Latin sacrificium : sacr , sacred + facere , to make ) is commonly known as the practice of offering food, objects (typically valuables), or the lives of animals or people … Wikipedia
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. [1913 Webster] Great pomp, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sacrifice hit — 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. [1913 Webster] Great… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Great Falls — • Created by Pope Pius X, 18 May, 1904; comprises the following counties in the State of Montana: Carbon, Cascade, Chouteau, Custer, Dawson, Fergus, Park, Rosebud, Sweet Grass, Valley, and Yellowstone Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006.… … Catholic encyclopedia
Sacrifice — Sac ri*fice, v. i. To make offerings to God, or to a deity, of things consumed on the altar; to offer sacrifice. [1913 Webster] O teacher, some great mischief hath befallen To that meek man, who well had sacrificed. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sacrifice — sacrificeable, adj. sacrificer, n. /sak reuh fuys /, n., v., sacrificed, sacrificing. n. 1. the offering of animal, plant, or human life or of some material possession to a deity, as in propitiation or homage. 2. the person, animal, or thing so… … Universalium
sacrifice — I n. 1) to make; offer a sacrifice 2) a great; heroic; personal sacrifice 3) a human sacrifice 4) the supreme, ultimate sacrifice 5) a sacrifice to 6) at (a) sacrifice (we achieved our success at great personal sacrifice) II v. 1) (D; refl., tr.) … Combinatory dictionary
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
