Sacrifice

/ˈsæk.ɹɪ.faɪs/

Synonyms for "sacrifice" (304 found)

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Closest matches (61)

Noun(4 words)

abandon abandonment abjuration abjure afford altruism annihilate appease banebe bereaved ofbereave of lifebereavement blood bloodletting bloodshed brainingburnt offeringcarry awaycarry offcease

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cede cession chloroformclose outcollection commitment consecrate consecrationconvert into cashcostcut downcut offcut underdamagedead lossdealing deathdebit dedicate dedication default denial denudation deny deprivationdeprive of lifedesist despoilment destroy destructiondestruction of lifedetriment devote devotion disgorge disinterest disinterestedness

Verb(1 words)

abnegate

Strong matches (91)

dispatch dispensationdispense withdisposaldispose ofdisposition dispossession divestmentdo away withdo fordo to deathdo withoutdonatedrink offeringdrop dump dumpingeffect a saleend eschew

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euthanasiaex voto offeringexecute execution expense exterminate extermination finishfinish offflood the marketflow of bloodforbear forfeit forfeiture forgo forgoing forswear forswearingget along withoutget rid ofgetting rid ofgivegive awaygive upgiving upgo astray fromgorehave done withheave offeringhecatomb holocausthuman sacrificehumility immolateimmolate beforeimmolation incenseincur lossinfanticide injury job kill killingkiss good byekiss good-byelapidationlaunch into eternitylean over backwardslet golet slipletting golibation liquidate loselose outloser losinglosing streakloss lynch

Noun(8 words)

forfeiture forgo gambits gift immolate immolates libation loss

Verb(3 words)

give immolated immolating

Related words (152)

mactationmake a sacrificemake a salemake away withmake propitiationmake sacrifice tomarket martyr martyrdom martyrization martyrize merchandisemercy killingmislay misplace miss modesty movenip in the budoblation

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offeroffer sacrificeoffer upoffering offertory partpart withpeace offeringperditionpiacular offeringpoison poisoning privation propitiate purgeput awayput downput to deathput to sleepquitclaim recant recantationrefrain fromrelease relinquish relinquishmentremove from liferenderrender uprenounce renunciation resell resign resignation retail retract retraction rid riddanceritual killingritual murderrobbery ruinsacramental offeringscapegoat self-abasement self-abnegation self-denial self-devotion self-effacement self-forgetfulness self-immolation self-neglect self-neglectfulness self-renouncement self-sacrifice self-subjection selflessness sellsell offsell on consignmentsell outsell oversell retailsell shortsell upsell wholesaleshooting sign slaughter slay slaying spare spoliation starve stoning stop strippingsuffer losssurrender suttee sutteeismswear offswearing offtake lifetake offtaking awaytaking of lifetemperancethank offeringthrow uptotal lossturn into moneyturn overunacquisitiveness undercutundergo privationundersell unload unpossessiveness unselfishness vacate victim victimizevotive offeringwaivewander fromwhole offeringwholesale yield yielding

Verb(2 words)

martyred sacrificed

Noun(17 words)

oblation oblations offer offering offerings penancepersonal costpresent price propitiation relinquish renounceritual killingsacrificingtrade offstrade-off tribute

Determiner(2 words)

the coststhe costs of

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

6 relation types

More general

27 entries

actaction verbcost conceptdeedeconomic conceptfreegive upgoodshuman actionhuman activitykill killing loss object offer

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More specific

12 entries

animal offeringanimal sacrificefood offeringforgohuman sacrificeimmolateliquid offeringmoral costofferopportunity costpersonal costrenounce

Collocations

11 entries

animal sacrificecost of sacrificehuman sacrificemake a sacrificepersonal sacrificeritual sacrificesacrifice comfortsacrifice oneselfsacrifice resourcessacrifice safetysacrifice time

Inflections

3 entries

sacrificed sacrifices sacrificing

Derivations

3 entries

sacrificer sacrificial sacrificially

similar

6 entries

commit consecrate dedicate devote give pay

Translations

89 translations across 60 languages.

Albanian

1 entries

flijoj verb ((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)

Ancient Greek

1 entries

θύω verb ((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)

Arabic

1 entries

ضَحَّى verb ((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)

Armenian

2 entries

զոհաբերել verb ((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)
զոհել verb ((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)

Asturian

1 entries

sacrificar verb ((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)

Belarusian

2 entries

ахвярава́ць verb ((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)
ахвяро́ўваць verb ((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)

Bengali

2 entries

কুরবান করা verb ((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)
বলিদান করা verb ((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)

Bulgarian

1 entries

принасям в жертва verb ((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)

Catalan

1 entries

sacrificar verb ((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)

Central Kurdish

1 entries

قوربان کردن verb ((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)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries

犧牲 /牺牲 verb ((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)
祭獻 /祭献 verb ((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)

Czech

1 entries

obětovat verb ((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)

Danish

1 entries

ofre verb ((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)

Dutch

1 entries

offeren verb ((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)

Egyptian

1 entries

R4:t*p verb ((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)

Esperanto

1 entries

oferi verb ((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)

Estonian

1 entries

ohverdama verb ((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)

Faroese

2 entries

bjóða verb ((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)
geva gávu verb ((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)

Finnish

1 entries

uhrata verb ((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)

French

1 entries

sacrifier verb ((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)

Galician

1 entries

sacrificar verb ((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)

Georgian

2 entries

მსხვერპლშეწირვა verb ((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)
შეწირვა verb ((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)

German

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opfern verb ((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)

Gothic

1 entries

𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 verb ((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)

Greek

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θυσιάζω verb ((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)

Hebrew

1 entries

הקריב verb ((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)

Hindi

1 entries

क़ुरबान करना verb ((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)

Hungarian

1 entries

feláldoz verb ((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)

Icelandic

2 entries

fórna verb ((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)
gefa til verb ((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)

Ido

1 entries

sakrifikar verb ((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)

Italian

1 entries

sacrificare verb ((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)

Japanese

2 entries

捧げる verb ((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)
犠牲にする verb ((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)

Khmer

4 entries

បូជា verb ((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)
ពលី verb ((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)
សែន verb ((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)
ហ័វ verb ((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)

Korean

1 entries

희생(犧牲)하다 verb ((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)

Lao

2 entries

ບູຊາ verb ((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)
ພະລີ verb ((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)

Latin

2 entries

condono verb ((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)
sacrificō verb ((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)

Latvian

2 entries

upurēt verb ((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)
ziedot verb ((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)

Mongolian

2 entries

тахил өргөх verb ((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)
тахих verb ((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)

Māori

2 entries

raupanga verb ((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)
whakahere verb ((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)

Norwegian

1 entries

ofre verb ((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)

Old English

2 entries

blōtan verb ((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)
offrian verb ((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)

Polish

2 entries

ofiarować verb ((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)
złożyć w ofierze verb ((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)

Portuguese

1 entries

sacrificar verb ((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)

Punjabi

2 entries

وارنا verb ((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)
ਵਾਰਨਾ verb ((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)

Romanian

2 entries

jertfi verb ((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)
sacrifica verb ((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)

Russian

4 entries

же́ртвовать verb ((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)
поже́ртвовать verb ((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)
принести́ в же́ртву verb ((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)
приноси́ть в же́ртву verb ((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)

Sanskrit

1 entries

यजति verb ((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)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries

žrtvovati verb ((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)
жртвовати verb ((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)

Slovak

2 entries

obetovať verb ((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)
obetovať sa verb ((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)

Slovene

1 entries

žrtvovati verb ((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)

Spanish

1 entries

sacrificar verb ((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)

Swahili

1 entries

kuchinja verb ((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)

Swedish

1 entries

offra verb ((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)

Thai

2 entries

บูชา verb ((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)
พลี verb ((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)

Turkish

1 entries

kurban etmek verb ((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)

Ugaritic

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𐎄𐎁𐎈 verb ((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)

Ukrainian

1 entries

же́ртвувати verb ((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)

Vietnamese

3 entries

cúng tế verb ((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)
hiến tế verb ((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)
tế verb ((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)

Walloon

2 entries

ofri verb ((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)
sacrifyî verb ((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)

Welsh

1 entries

aberthu verb ((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)

Sample sentences

54 total sentences available.

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Making a choice always means making a sacrifice, giving up one thing for another.

Source: tatoeba (273564)

They killed a goat as a sacrifice to God.

Source: tatoeba (306097)

I've steeled myself to face a certain amount of sacrifice, effort and hardship if that's what it takes to fulfill my dream.

Source: tatoeba (322765)

It can't happen without you, without a new spirit of service, a new spirit of sacrifice.

Source: tatoeba (330412)

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