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1. noun1) (the act of offering something (eg an animal that is specially killed) to a god: A lamb was offered in sacrifice.) fórn2) (the thing that is offered in this way.) fórn, fórnarlamb3) (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.) tilkostnaður, fórn2. verb1) (to offer as a sacrifice: He sacrificed a sheep in the temple.) fórna2) (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.) leggja í sölurnar, fórna•- sacrificially
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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 — • This term is identical with the English offering (Latin offerre) and the German Opfer Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Sacrifice Sacrifice … Catholic encyclopedia
sacrifice — [sak′rə fīs΄] n. [OFr < L sacrificium < sacer, SACRED + facere, to make, DO1] 1. a) the act of offering the life of a person or animal, or some object, in propitiation of or homage to a deity b) something so offered 2 … English World dictionary
offer — [ôf′ər, äf′ər] vt. [ME offren < OE & OFr: OE offrian < LL(Ec) offerre, to offer to God, sacrifice; OFr offrir: both < L offerre, to bring before, present, show < ob (see OB ) + ferre, to BEAR1] 1. to present to God or a god in an act… … English World dictionary
sacrifice — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. oblation, offering, hecatomb, holocaust; immolation, self denial. v. t. renounce, give up; immolate. See giving, idolatry, atonement, destruction. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An offering to a deity] Syn.… … English dictionary for students
sacrifice — n 1. offering, gift, oblation, Chiefly Biblical. corban, libation; immolation, burnt offering, holocaust, human sacrifice, sacrificial slaughter or killing, hecatomb. 2. surrender, relinquishment, yielding, ceding, Law. waiver; giving up,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
sacrifice — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin sacrificium, from sacr , sacer + facere to make more at do Date: 13th century 1. an act of offering to a deity something precious; especially the killing of a victim on an altar 2.… … New Collegiate Dictionary
offer — [OE] Latin offerre was a compound verb formed from the prefix ob ‘to’ and ferre ‘bring, carry’ (a distant relative of English bear), and it meant ‘present, offer’. It was borrowed into Old English from Christian Latin texts as offrian, in the… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
offer — [OE] Latin offerre was a compound verb formed from the prefix ob ‘to’ and ferre ‘bring, carry’ (a distant relative of English bear), and it meant ‘present, offer’. It was borrowed into Old English from Christian Latin texts as offrian, in the… … Word origins
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
Offer — Of fer, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Offered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Offering}.] [OE. offren, {AS}. offrian to sacrifice, fr. L. offerre; ob (see {OB }) + ferre to bear, bring. The English word was influenced by F. offrir to offer, of the same origin. See 1st … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English