sacrifice

sac-ri-fice · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    An act of slaughtering an animal or person or surrendering a possession as an offering to a deity.

  2. 2.

    An act of giving up something valued for the sake of something else regarded as more important or worthy.

  3. 3.

    (baseball) A play in which a batter makes an out but advances a runner.

Forms

plural: sacrifices

Related words

Antonyms: benefit, gain
See also: devotion, offering, selflessness
Synonyms: forfeit, immolation, offering

Etymology

From Latin sacrificium, from sacer "sacred" + facere "to make, do."