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♦ sacrifice /ˈsækrɪfaɪs/n. [cu]1 sacrificio; (fig.) rinuncia; privazione, scapito: They killed an ox as a sacrifice, hanno immolato un bue in sacrificio; to make sacrifices for one's children, far sacrifici (o sopportare privazioni) per i figli; at some sacrifice of accuracy, a scapito della precisione; the supreme sacrifice, il sacrificio supremo3 (relig.) fioretto4 (comm.) perdita; scapito: to sell at a sacrifice, vendere in perdita; to sell goods at a large sacrifice, vendere merci con grave scapito● ( baseball) sacrifice fly, volata di sacrificio □ (fisc.) sacrifice tax theory, teoria fiscale del sacrificio □ to give one's life as a sacrifice, fare olocausto della vita □ self-sacrifice, sacrificio di sé; abnegazione.(to) sacrifice /ˈsækrɪfaɪs/A v. t.1 sacrificare; offrire in sacrificio; immolare; (fig.) sacrificare, rinunciare a: to sacrifice a lamb, sacrificare un agnello ( agli dei); to sacrifice one's life, immolare la vita; to sacrifice one's holidays to get a promotion, rinunciare alle vacanze per avere una promozioneB v. i.sacrificare; offrire sacrifici● to sacrifice oneself, sacrificarsi; immolarsi.
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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
Sacrifice (Angel) — Infobox Television episode Title = Sacrifice Series = Angel Caption = {Caption|} Season = 4 Episode = 20 Airdate = April 23, 2003 Production = 4ADH20 Writer = Ben Edlund Director = David Straiton Guests = Gina Torres (Jasmine) Avery Kidd Waddell… … Wikipedia
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 — 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 (video game) — Infobox VG| title = Sacrifice developer = Shiny Entertainment publisher = Interplay designer = David Perry engine = released = NA November 16, 2000 EU November 24, 2000 genre = Strategy modes = Single player, Multiplayer, Online play ratings =… … Wikipedia
sacrifice — 01. He totally [sacrificed] his marriage and his family for his career, and now he finds himself a very successful, lonely businessman. 02. The Aztecs [sacrificed] people to their gods. 03. She [sacrificed] a lot of her free time growing up in… … Grammatical examples in English
sacrifice — sac|ri|fice1 [ˈsækrıfaıs] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin sacrificium, from sacer ( SACRED) + facere to make ] 1.) [U and C] when you decide not to have something valuable, in order to get something that is more important ▪ The… … Dictionary of contemporary English
sacrifice — 1 noun 1 (C, U) something valuable that you decide not to have, in order to get something that is more important: the need for economic sacrifice | make sacrifices: My parents were forever reminding me of the sacrifices they made to give me an… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
sacrifice */ — I UK [ˈsækrɪfaɪs] / US [ˈsækrɪˌfaɪs] verb Word forms sacrifice : present tense I/you/we/they sacrifice he/she/it sacrifices present participle sacrificing past tense sacrificed past participle sacrificed 1) [transitive] to give up something… … English dictionary
Sacrifice (Battlestar Galactica) — Infobox Television episode Title = Sacrifice Series = Battlestar Galactica Season = 2 Episode = 16 Airdate = February 10, 2006 Production = 216 Writer = Anne Cofell Saunders Director = Rey Villalobos Guests = Episode list = Episode chronology… … Wikipedia
sacrifice(s) — An essential part of Israelite and Jewish life and culture, as in other religions with which anthropological study has made interesting comparison. They were devised primarily as a means for dealing with sin. Offences which needed expiation were… … Dictionary of the Bible
