Sacrificing

Sacrificing
Sacrifice 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. [1913 Webster]

Oft sacrificing bullock, lamb, or kid. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

Condemned to sacrifice his childish years To babbling ignorance, and to empty fears. --Prior. [1913 Webster]

The Baronet had sacrificed a large sum . . . for the sake of . . . making this boy his heir. --G. Eliot. [1913 Webster]

3. To destroy; to kill. --Johnson. [1913 Webster]

4. To sell at a price less than the cost or the actual value. [Tradesmen's Cant] [1913 Webster]


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  • sacrificing — sb. Alys. 272 …   Oldest English Words

  • sacrificing — sac·ri·fice || sækrɪfaɪs n. act of making an offering to a god; person or item which is offered to a god; surrender of something for the sake of something more valuable; loss caused by selling something below cost v. make an offering to a… …   English contemporary dictionary

  • sacrificing — adjective : sacrificial …   Useful english dictionary

  • Self-sacrificing — Self sac ri*fi cing, a. Yielding up one s own interest, feelings, etc; sacrificing one s self. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • self-sacrificing — ADJ GRADED Someone who is self sacrificing gives up what they want so that other people can have what they need or want. He was a generous self sacrificing man …   English dictionary

  • self-sacrificing — adjective Date: 1817 sacrificing oneself for others • self sacrificingly adverb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • self-sacrificing — adjective Making, or willing to make, a self sacrifice. Mother Teresas self sacrificing nature made her world famous for her willingness to place others needs before her own …   Wiktionary

  • self-sacrificing — Synonyms and related words: altruistic, committed, consecrated, dedicated, devoted, disinterested, humble, modest, sacrificing, self abasing, self abnegating, self abnegatory, self denying, self devoted, self effacing, self forgetful, self… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • self-sacrificing — self sacrifice ► NOUN ▪ the giving up of one s own interests or wishes in order to help others or advance a cause. DERIVATIVES self sacrificial adjective self sacrificing adjective …   English terms dictionary

  • self-sacrificing — See self sacrifice. * * * …   Universalium

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