Sacrifice

English-Latin

sacrifice. n.

1. The offering of anything to God, or to a god; consecratory rite.
   • sacrificium (-ii, neut.)
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.
   • victima (-ae, fem.)
   • hostia (-ae, fem.)
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.
   • iactura (-ae, fem.)

sacrifice. v. trans.

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.
   • immolo (-are, -avi, -atum)