SACRIFICE


Meaning of SACRIFICE in English

I . v. a.

1.

Immolate, offer up.

2.

Surrender, give up, forego.

3.

Destroy, kill.

II . n.

1.

Consecratory rite.

2.

Offering, oblation, immolation.

3.

Surrender, destruction, loss, devotion with loss.

4.

Loss.

Soule. Dictionary of English synonyms.      Словарь английских синонимов.