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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. [Tradesmen's Cant]
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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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Sac"ri*fice (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sacrificed (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Sacrificing (&unr_;).] [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. [Tradesmen's Cant]
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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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