sacrifice
noun
/-faɪz/
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/ˈsæk.ɹəˌfaɪs/
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/ˈsæk.ɹɪ.faɪs/
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/ˈsæk.ɹɪ.fɑes/
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/ˈsæk.ɹɪˌfaɪs/
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/ˈsɛk.ɹɪ.fɑe̯s/
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- human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity
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sacrifice
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- killing (and often burning) of a human being or an animal as an offering to a deity; offering of an object to a deity
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sacrifice,
offrande
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sacrifice
verb
/-faɪz/
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/ˈsæk.ɹəˌfaɪs/
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/ˈsæk.ɹɪ.faɪs/
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/ˈsæk.ɹɪ.fɑes/
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/ˈsæk.ɹɪˌfaɪs/
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/ˈsɛk.ɹɪ.fɑe̯s/
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- (transitive) to offer (a human being or an animal, or an object) to a deity; (transitive) to offer a human being or an animal, or an object, to a deity
- to destroy or surrender (something) for the sake of something else regarded as more urgent or valuable
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sacrifier
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