Meaning of "sacrifice" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SACRIFICE

Via Old French from Latin sacrificium, from sacer holy + facere to make.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SACRIFICE

sacrifice  [ˈsækrɪˌfaɪs]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SACRIFICE

Sacrifice is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb sacrifice in English.

WHAT DOES SACRIFICE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sacrifice

Sacrifice is the offering of food, objects or the lives of animals to a higher purpose, in particular divine beings, as an act of propitiation or worship. While sacrifice often implies ritual killing, the term offering can be used for bloodless sacrifices of cereal food or artifacts. For offerings of liquids by pouring, the term libation is used.

Definition of sacrifice in the English dictionary

The first definition of sacrifice in the dictionary is a surrender of something of value as a means of gaining something more desirable or of preventing some evil. Other definition of sacrifice is a ritual killing of a person or animal with the intention of propitiating or pleasing a deity. Sacrifice is also a symbolic offering of something to a deity.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SACRIFICE

PRESENT

Present

I sacrifice

you sacrifice

he/she/it sacrifices

we sacrifice

you sacrifice

they sacrifice

Present continuous

I am sacrificing

you are sacrificing

he/she/it is sacrificing

we are sacrificing

you are sacrificing

they are sacrificing

Present perfect

I have sacrificed

you have sacrificed

he/she/it has sacrificed

we have sacrificed

you have sacrificed

they have sacrificed

Present perfect continuous

I have been sacrificing

you have been sacrificing

he/she/it has been sacrificing

we have been sacrificing

you have been sacrificing

they have been sacrificing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I sacrificed

you sacrificed

he/she/it sacrificed

we sacrificed

you sacrificed

they sacrificed

Past continuous

I was sacrificing

you were sacrificing

he/she/it was sacrificing

we were sacrificing

you were sacrificing

they were sacrificing

Past perfect

I had sacrificed

you had sacrificed

he/she/it had sacrificed

we had sacrificed

you had sacrificed

they had sacrificed

Past perfect continuous

I had been sacrificing

you had been sacrificing

he/she/it had been sacrificing

we had been sacrificing

you had been sacrificing

they had been sacrificing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will sacrifice

you will sacrifice

he/she/it will sacrifice

we will sacrifice

you will sacrifice

they will sacrifice

Future continuous

I will be sacrificing

you will be sacrificing

he/she/it will be sacrificing

we will be sacrificing

you will be sacrificing

they will be sacrificing

Future perfect

I will have sacrificed

you will have sacrificed

he/she/it will have sacrificed

we will have sacrificed

you will have sacrificed

they will have sacrificed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been sacrificing

you will have been sacrificing

he/she/it will have been sacrificing

we will have been sacrificing

you will have been sacrificing

they will have been sacrificing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would sacrifice

you would sacrifice

he/she/it would sacrifice

we would sacrifice

you would sacrifice

they would sacrifice

Conditional continuous

I would be sacrificing

you would be sacrificing

he/she/it would be sacrificing

we would be sacrificing

you would be sacrificing

they would be sacrificing

Conditional perfect

I would have sacrifice

you would have sacrifice

he/she/it would have sacrifice

we would have sacrifice

you would have sacrifice

they would have sacrifice

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been sacrificing

you would have been sacrificing

he/she/it would have been sacrificing

we would have been sacrificing

you would have been sacrificing

they would have been sacrificing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you sacrifice
we let´s sacrifice
you sacrifice

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to sacrifice

Past participle

sacrificed

Present Participle

sacrificing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «SACRIFICE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «sacrifice» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of sacrifice

abandon · abdication · do without · eschewal · forego · forfeit · give up · hecatomb · immolate · immolation · let go · lose · loss · oblation · offer · offering · rejection · relinquish · relinquishment · renounce · renunciation · repudiation · resignation · self-denial · slaughter · surrender · waiver

TRANSLATION OF SACRIFICE

Find out the translation of sacrifice to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of sacrifice from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sacrifice» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 牺牲
• Translator English - Spanish: sacrificio
• English: sacrifice
• Translator English - Hindi: बलिदान
• Translator English - Arabic: يُضَّحي
• Translator English - Russian: жертвоприношение
• Translator English - Portuguese: sacrifício
• Translator English - Bengali: বলিদান
• Translator English - French: sacrifice
• Translator English - Malay: Pengorbanan
• Translator English - German: Opfergabe
• Translator English - Japanese: 犠牲
• Translator English - Korean: 희생
• Translator English - Javanese: Kurban
• Translator English - Vietnamese: sự tế lễ
• Translator English - Tamil: தியாகம்
• Translator English - Marathi: त्याग
• Translator English - Turkish: kurban
• Translator English - Italian: sacrificio
• Translator English - Polish: ofiara
• Translator English - Ukrainian: приносити в жертву
• Translator English - Romanian: jertfă
• Translator English - Greek: θυσία
• Translator English - Afrikaans: opoffering
• Translator English - Swedish: offer
• Translator English - Norwegian: offer

10 QUOTES WITH «SACRIFICE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sacrifice.

1

Marina Abramovic

People ask why there are so few female artists who succeed. It's because women are not ready to sacrifice as much as men. Women want a man, they want a family, they want to have children, they want to be loved, and to be an artist. And they can't; it's impossible.

2

Joe Barton

Our flag honors those who have fought to protect it, and is a reminder of the sacrifice of our nation's founders and heroes. As the ultimate icon of America's storied history, the Stars and Stripes represents the very best of this nation.

3

Georges Bataille

Sacrifice is nothing other than the production of sacred things.

4

Marc Blucas

Team sports, there's always some kind of sacrifice happening... A team, if we lose, if Michael Jordan has a bad night, you hang it on him a little bit... but if you lose as a tennis player, you have no one to blame but yourself, and that's a different beast.

5

Bjorn Borg

As tennis players, we work and we sacrifice many things. To lose, that's not a happy thing - I mean sure, I was disappointed. You have to come back strong. But to win the last point in a grand slam tournament, that's the most beautiful and most satisfying feeling you can get as a tennis player. It's worth it.

6

Leonard Boswell

Our nation's military and law enforcement personal work hard to protect us. We must thank them for their continued vigilance. Without their sacrifice we would less capable of protecting our nation.

7

Jan Brewer

We cannot sacrifice our safety to the murderous greed of drug cartels. We cannot stand idly by as drop houses, kidnappings and violence compromise our quality of life.

8

Angel Cabrera

With sacrifice and work, anything can be done.

9

Joseph Campbell

When you make the sacrifice in marriage, you're sacrificing not to each other but to unity in a relationship.

10

Raquel Cassidy

I loved doing 'Teachers.' I don't know if it's set me on a road, but it certainly got me out of financial penury for two years. But as much as I love it - and it's a huge sacrifice - as much as I love it, I'm in acting because I'm searching to do lots of different things.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SACRIFICE»

Discover the use of sacrifice in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sacrifice and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Sacrifice

And what awaits them there is more terrifying than any of the horror they've suffered so far . . . ** 'Lord of the Flies with zombies' - Rick Riordan, creator of the Percy Jackson series. ** Charlie Higson is the bestselling author of Young ...

Charlie Higson, 2012

Last Sacrifice: A Vampire Academy Novel

. . . But what if true freedom means sacrificing the most important thing of all? Each other. Can't get enough? Look out for Bloodlines, Richelle Mead's bestselling spinoff series set in the world of Vampire Academy!

Richelle Mead, 2010

Sacrifice and Other Plays 1917

The scenes of these plays are laid in India with native characters.

Rabindranath Tagore, 2004

Sacrifice

Gabriel and Shay are convinced that they can make their relationship work.

Laura J. Burns, Melinda Metz, 2011

The Sacrifice

At the heart of this gripping story are Abigail and her sister, Dorothy, who together must find a way to persevere during a period marked by terror, adversity, and ignorance.

Kathleen Benner Duble, 2008

On Sacrifice

In this brief book, philosopher Moshe Halbertal explores the meaning and implications of sacrifice, developing a theory of sacrifice as an offering and examining the relationship between sacrifice, ritual, violence, and love.

Moshe Halbertal, 2012

Ultimate Sacrifice

Carlos Marcello, Santo Trafficante, and Johnny Roselli ? being vigorously pursued by Attorney General Robert Kennedy, along with a dozen of their associates, six of whom were also working on the Coup plan. · The crime bosses then used ...

Lamar Waldron, Thom Hartmann, 2013

The End of Sacrifice: Religious Transformations in Late ...

This work points to the role of Judaism, particularly its inventions of new religious life following the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE. The end of animal sacrifice gave rise to new forms of worship, with a concern for personal ...

Guy G. Stroumsa, 2009

King Manasseh and Child Sacrifice: Biblical Distortions of ...

The Hebrew Bible portrays King Manasseh and child sacrifice as the most reprehensible person and the most objectionable practice within the story of 'Israel'.

Francesca Stavrakopoulou, 2004

Sacrifice

Taking on a high-profile case involving the murder of San Francisco's most beloved philanthropist, homicide lieutenant Jane Candiotti wonders if the case may be related to one involving a murdered homeless man.

Clyde Phillips, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SACRIFICE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sacrifice is used in the context of the following news items.

Animal sacrifice banned during Nepal festival

Animal sacrifice is a highly regressive practice and no nation in the modern world ... saw a reduction of up to 70% in the number of animals sacrificed from 2009. «Times of India, Jul 15»

Young Nepalese boy slain in human sacrifice ritual

(CNN) A Nepalese man has confessed to the murder of a young boy after saying a local holy man advised him that a human sacrifice would heal his ailing son, ... «CNN, Jul 15»

Pawn Sacrifice Trailer and Poster Released!

Bleeker Street has revealed the new trailer and poster for real-life chess drama Pawn Sacrifice, starring Tobey Maguire as legendary champion Bobby Fischer. «ComingSoon.net, May 15»

Memorial Day 2015: Honoring Our Soldiers Who Paid the Ultimate …

“Most Americans don't fully understand the sacrifice of the 1 percent of those who serve in our armed forces,” he said. President Obama greets former Senator ... «The White House, May 15»

Chirinos' sacrifice fly in 9th lifts Rangers past Astros

Robinson Chirinos hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the ninth inning, and the Rangers snapped Houston's 10-game winning streak with a 2-1 win over the Astros ... «Yahoo News UK, May 15»

Forever in our hearts: Moving ceremony honours Lee Rigby …

“Lee Rigby paid the ultimate sacrifice when the horror of the battlefield was brought to the streets of Woolwich. That day willl remain forever in our hearts”. «Daily Star, Mar 15»

A haunting sacrifice

Known for its large number of animal sacrifices, the Gadhimai Festival is held once every five years at the Gadhimai Temple in Bariyapur, around 150 km (95 ... «Reuters Blogs, Dec 14»

Mass animal sacrifice at Nepal festival goes ahead despite protests

The organisers of the Gadhimai festival, which is held in Bariyarpur, near the border with India, claimed about five million worshippers came to sacrifice tens of ... «The Guardian, Nov 14»

Eid Al-Adha 2014: Photos Of The Muslim 'Feast Of Sacrifice' Around …

Eid al-Adha is the Festival of Sacrifice, one of two feast festivals celebrated in Islam. In 2014, the holiday fell on October 4, 2014 with observances lasting for ... «Huffington Post, Oct 14»

Joy of Sacrifice

Popularly known as Bakrid, Eid-ul-Azha is celebrated on the tenth of Dhul-Hijja through immolations and prayers in memory of the glorious sacrifice of the ... «The Daily Star, Oct 14»