n. 25B6; noun
the sacrifice of animals : RITUAL SLAUGHTER, offering, oblation, immolation.
the calf was a sacrifice : (VOTIVE) OFFERING, burnt offering, gift, oblation.
the sacrifice of sovereignty : SURRENDER, giving up, abandonment, renunciation, forfeiture, relinquishment, resignation, abdication.
25B6; verb
two goats were sacrificed : OFFER UP, immolate, slaughter.
he sacrificed his principles : GIVE UP, abandon, surrender, forgo, renounce, forfeit, relinquish, resign, abdicate; betray.