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.
Great pomp, and sacrifice, and praises loud,
To Dagon.
Milton.
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.
Moloch, horrid king, besmeared with blood
Of human sacrifice.
Milton.
My life, if thou preserv'st my life,
Thy sacrifice shall be.
Addison.
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.
4. A sale at a price less than the cost or the
actual value. [Tradesmen's Cant]
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.
Sac"ri*fice (?; 277), v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Sacrificed (&?;); p.
pr. & vb. n. Sacrificing (&?;).] [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.
Oft sacrificing bullock, lamb, or
kid.
Milton.
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.
Condemned to sacrifice his childish years
To babbling ignorance, and to empty fears.
Prior.
The Baronet had sacrificed a large sum . . . for
the sake of . . . making this boy his heir.
G.
Eliot.
3. To destroy; to kill.
Johnson.
4. To sell at a price less than the cost or
the actual value. [Tradesmen's Cant]
Sac"ri*fice, v. i. To make
offerings to God, or to a deity, of things consumed on the altar; to
offer sacrifice.
O teacher, some great mischief hath befallen
To that meek man, who well had sacrificed.
Milton.
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.
Great pomp, and sacrifice, and praises loud,
To Dagon.
Milton.
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.
Moloch, horrid king, besmeared with blood
Of human sacrifice.
Milton.
My life, if thou preserv'st my life,
Thy sacrifice shall be.
Addison.
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.
4. A sale at a price less than the cost or the
actual value. [Tradesmen's Cant]
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.
Sac"ri*fice (?; 277), v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Sacrificed (&?;); p.
pr. & vb. n. Sacrificing (&?;).] [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.
Oft sacrificing bullock, lamb, or
kid.
Milton.
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.
Condemned to sacrifice his childish years
To babbling ignorance, and to empty fears.
Prior.
The Baronet had sacrificed a large sum . . . for
the sake of . . . making this boy his heir.
G.
Eliot.
3. To destroy; to kill.
Johnson.
4. To sell at a price less than the cost or
the actual value. [Tradesmen's Cant]
Sac"ri*fice, v. i. To make
offerings to God, or to a deity, of things consumed on the altar; to
offer sacrifice.
O teacher, some great mischief hath befallen
To that meek man, who well had sacrificed.
Milton.
