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Sacrifice \Sac"ri*fice\ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Sacrificed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sacrificing}.] [From
{Sacrifice}, n.: cf. F. sacrifier, L. sacrificare; sacer
sacred, holy -ficare (only in comp.) to make. See {-fy}.]
1. To make an offering of; to consecrate or present to a
divinity by way of expiation or propitiation, or as a
token acknowledgment or thanksgiving; to immolate on the
altar of God, in order to atone for sin, to procure favor,
or to express thankfulness; as, to sacrifice an ox or a
sheep.
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Oft sacrificing bullock, lamb, or kid. --Milton.
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2. Hence, to destroy, surrender, or suffer to be lost, for
the sake of obtaining something; to give up in favor of a
higher or more imperative object or duty; to devote, with
loss or suffering.
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Condemned to sacrifice his childish years
To babbling ignorance, and to empty fears. --Prior.
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The Baronet had sacrificed a large sum . . . for the
sake of . . . making this boy his heir. --G. Eliot.
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3. To destroy; to kill. --Johnson.
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4. To sell at a price less than the cost or the actual value.
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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.
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Great pomp, and sacrifice, and praises loud,
To Dagon. --Milton.
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2. Anything consecrated and offered to God, or to a divinity;
an immolated victim, or an offering of any kind, laid upon
an altar, or otherwise presented in the way of religious
thanksgiving, atonement, or conciliation.
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Moloch, horrid king, besmeared with blood
Of human sacrifice. --Milton.
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My life, if thou preserv'st my life,
Thy sacrifice shall be. --Addison.
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3. Destruction or surrender of anything for the sake of
something else; devotion of some desirable object in
behalf of a higher object, or to a claim deemed more
pressing; hence, also, the thing so devoted or given up;
as, the sacrifice of interest to pleasure, or of pleasure
to interest.
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4. A sale at a price less than the cost or the actual value.
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{Burnt sacrifice}. See {Burnt offering}, under {Burnt}.

{Sacrifice hit} (Baseball), in batting, a hit of such a kind
that the batter loses his chance of tallying, but enables
one or more who are on bases to get home or gain a base.
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Sacrifice \Sac"ri*fice\, v. i.
To make offerings to God, or to a deity, of things consumed
on the altar; to offer sacrifice.
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O teacher, some great mischief hath befallen
To that meek man, who well had sacrificed. --Milton.
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