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Synonyms for sacrifices

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

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Définition of sacrifices

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 :
  • He then went on to recount her labors and sacrifices in behalf of her race.
  • Extract from : « Harriet, The Moses of Her People » by Sarah H. Bradford
  • She is quite worthy—more than worthy—of the sacrifices I have made.
  • Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
  • (With some sacrifices, our mothers would say,) Our glorious Independence!
  • Extract from : « Farm Ballads » by Will Carleton
  • The only question is: How can we achieve this with the least sacrifices?
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of VIII) » by Various
  • Only from the poets, who acknowledge that they may be appeased by sacrifices.
  • Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
  • To be sure, he answered, and went away laughing to the sacrifices.
  • Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
  • Her struggles, her sacrifices, her failures, were almost vividly portrayed.
  • Extract from : « The Film of Fear » by Arnold Fredericks
  • Next, with the help of the Delphian Oracle, we will appoint festivals and sacrifices.
  • Extract from : « Laws » by Plato
  • His fights and sacrifices for others were finished, over and done with.
  • Extract from : « Fair Harbor » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
  • As Samoval so truly said, the mob is a ferocious god to whom sacrifices must be made.
  • Extract from : « The Snare » by Rafael Sabatini

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