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Antonyms for sacrifice

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : sak-ruh-fahys
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsæk rəˌfaɪs

Definition of sacrifice

Origin :
  • late 13c., "offering of something (especially a life) to a deity as an act of propitiation or homage;" mid-14c., "that which is offered in sacrifice," from Old French sacrifise "sacrifice, offering" (12c.), from Latin sacrificium, from sacrificus "performing priestly functions or sacrifices," from sacra "sacred rites" (properly neuter plural of sacer "sacred;" see sacred) + root of facere "to do, perform" (see factitious).
  • Latin sacrificium is glossed in Old English by ansegdniss. Sense of "act of giving up one thing for another; something given up for the sake of another" is first recorded 1590s. Baseball sense first attested 1880.
  • noun loss
  • verb give up, let go
Example sentences :
  • Wild, Quixotic notions of sacrifice flooded his mood of dejection.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • It was easily done, and without any cost or sacrifice of principle.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • It was his glory that he could sacrifice it at the call of duty.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • It was a way of sacrifice; she was not even sure that it could be done.
  • Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
  • We will negotiate for it, sacrifice for it; we will not surrender for it—now or ever.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • I marvel at the sense of duty, the resignation, the sacrifice.
  • Extract from : « Ballads of a Bohemian » by Robert W. Service
  • And now he had determined to sacrifice this dearest of pets.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • Young Ried had no conception of the sacrifice for which he had asked.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • No wonder Bassanio exaggerates his grief and the sacrifice he would be prepared to make.
  • Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
  • I think I knew that, if he could, he meant to sacrifice our love to John and Milly.
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark

Synonyms for sacrifice

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