Sacrifice

//ˈsæk.ɹɪ.faɪs//

Synonyms for "sacrifice" (279 found)

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Noun(2 words)
forfeitforfeiture
Verb(1 words)
give

Related words (139)

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312 translations across 90 languages.

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Albanian

2 entries
  • flijim noun (killing (and often burning) of a human being or an animal as an offering to a deity; offering of an object to a deity)
  • 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

4 entries
  • θυσία noun (killing (and often burning) of a human being or an animal as an offering to a deity; offering of an object to a deity)
  • θυσία noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • 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)
  • προπῑ́νω verb (to destroy or surrender (something) for the sake of something else regarded as more urgent or valuable)

Arabic

4 entries
  • تَضْحِيَة noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • ضَحِيَّة noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • قُرْبَان noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • 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

4 entries
  • զոհ noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • զոհաբերություն noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • 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)
  • զոհաբերել verb (to destroy or surrender (something) for the sake of something else regarded as more urgent or valuable)

Asturian

2 entries
  • sacrificiu noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • 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)

Avar

1 entries
  • къурбан noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)

Azerbaijani

2 entries
  • qurban noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • qurbanlıq noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)

Bashkir

1 entries
  • ҡорбан noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)

Belarusian

4 entries
  • ахвя́ра noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • ахвярапрынашэ́нне noun (killing (and often burning) of a human being or an animal as an offering to a deity; offering of an object to a deity)
  • ахвярапрынашэ́ньне noun (killing (and often burning) of a human being or an animal as an offering to a deity; offering of an object to a deity)
  • 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)

Bengali

4 entries
  • কুরবানী noun (killing (and often burning) of a human being or an animal as an offering to a deity; offering of an object to a deity)
  • কুরবানী noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • বলি noun (killing (and often burning) of a human being or an animal as an offering to a deity; offering of an object to a deity)
  • 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)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • же́ртва noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • же́ртване noun (destruction or surrender of anything for the sake of something else regarded as more urgent or valuable; the thing destroyed or surrendered for this purpose)
  • жертвоприноше́ние noun (killing (and often burning) of a human being or an animal as an offering to a deity; offering of an object to a deity)
  • жертвам verb (to destroy or surrender (something) for the sake of something else regarded as more urgent or valuable)

Catalan

4 entries
  • ofrena noun (killing (and often burning) of a human being or an animal as an offering to a deity; offering of an object to a deity)
  • sacrifici noun (killing (and often burning) of a human being or an animal as an offering to a deity; offering of an object to a deity)
  • sacrifici noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • oferir verb (to destroy or surrender (something) for the sake of something else regarded as more urgent or valuable)

Central Kurdish

4 entries
  • قوربانی noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • فیداکاری verb (to destroy or surrender (something) for the sake of something else regarded as more urgent or valuable)
  • 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)
  • لەخۆبوردن verb (to destroy or surrender (something) for the sake of something else regarded as more urgent or valuable)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries
  • 犧牲 /牺牲 noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • 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

3 entries
  • oběť noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • 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)
  • obětovat verb (to destroy or surrender (something) for the sake of something else regarded as more urgent or valuable)

Danish

3 entries
  • offer noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • 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)
  • ofre verb (to destroy or surrender (something) for the sake of something else regarded as more urgent or valuable)

Dutch

4 entries
  • offer noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • opoffering noun (killing (and often burning) of a human being or an animal as an offering to a deity; offering of an object to a deity)
  • opoffering noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • 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

3 entries
  • oferaĵo noun (killing (and often burning) of a human being or an animal as an offering to a deity; offering of an object to a deity)
  • ofero noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • 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

4 entries
  • ohverdus noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • loovutama verb (to destroy or surrender (something) for the sake of something else regarded as more urgent or valuable)
  • loovutama verb ((business) to sell (something) at less than its value, thus incurring a monetary loss)
  • 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

4 entries
  • tappio noun ((business) monetary loss incurred by selling something at less than its value; the thing thus sold)
  • uhraaminen noun (killing (and often burning) of a human being or an animal as an offering to a deity; offering of an object to a deity)
  • uhraus noun (killing (and often burning) of a human being or an animal as an offering to a deity; offering of an object to a deity)
  • uhraus noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)

French

4 entries
  • offrande noun (killing (and often burning) of a human being or an animal as an offering to a deity; offering of an object to a deity)
  • sacrifice noun (killing (and often burning) of a human being or an animal as an offering to a deity; offering of an object to a deity)
  • sacrifice noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • 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

3 entries
  • sacrificio noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • 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)
  • sacrificar verb (to destroy or surrender (something) for the sake of something else regarded as more urgent or valuable)

Georgian

4 entries
  • ზვარაკი noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • მსხვერპლი noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • გაწირვა verb (to destroy or surrender (something) for the sake of something else regarded as more urgent or valuable)
  • 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)

German

3 entries
  • Opfer noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • 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)
  • opfern verb (to destroy or surrender (something) for the sake of something else regarded as more urgent or valuable)

Gothic

3 entries
  • 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐍃𐌻 noun (killing (and often burning) of a human being or an animal as an offering to a deity; offering of an object to a deity)
  • 𐍃𐌰𐌿𐌸𐍃 noun (killing (and often burning) of a human being or an animal as an offering to a deity; offering of an object to a deity)
  • 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

4 entries
  • θυσία noun (killing (and often burning) of a human being or an animal as an offering to a deity; offering of an object to a deity)
  • θυσία noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • 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)
  • θυσιάζω verb (to destroy or surrender (something) for the sake of something else regarded as more urgent or valuable)

Hebrew

3 entries
  • קׇרְבָּן noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • קורבן noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • 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

4 entries
  • त्याग noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • बलि noun (killing (and often burning) of a human being or an animal as an offering to a deity; offering of an object to a deity)
  • बलि noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • बलिदान noun (destruction or surrender of anything for the sake of something else regarded as more urgent or valuable; the thing destroyed or surrendered for this purpose)

Hungarian

3 entries
  • áldozat noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • áldozás noun (killing (and often burning) of a human being or an animal as an offering to a deity; offering of an object to a deity)
  • 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

4 entries
  • fórn noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • 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)
  • fórna verb (to destroy or surrender (something) for the sake of something else regarded as more urgent or valuable)
  • 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

2 entries
  • sakrifikajo noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • 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)

Iranian Persian

2 entries
  • ضَحِیِه noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • قُرْبانی noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)

Irish

1 entries
  • íobairt noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)

Italian

4 entries
  • sacrificio noun (killing (and often burning) of a human being or an animal as an offering to a deity; offering of an object to a deity)
  • sacrificio noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • 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)
  • sacrificare verb (to destroy or surrender (something) for the sake of something else regarded as more urgent or valuable)

Japanese

4 entries
  • 犠牲 noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • 生贄 noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • 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)
  • 捧げる verb (to destroy or surrender (something) for the sake of something else regarded as more urgent or valuable)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • құрбандық noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)

Khmer

4 entries
  • យញ្ញ noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • 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)

Korean

2 entries
  • 희생 noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • 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)

Kyrgyz

1 entries
  • курмандык noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered 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

4 entries
  • hostia noun (killing (and often burning) of a human being or an animal as an offering to a deity; offering of an object to a deity)
  • sacrificium noun (killing (and often burning) of a human being or an animal as an offering to a deity; offering of an object to a deity)
  • sacrificium noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • victima noun (killing (and often burning) of a human being or an animal as an offering to a deity; offering of an object to a deity)

Latvian

4 entries
  • upuris noun (killing (and often burning) of a human being or an animal as an offering to a deity; offering of an object to a deity)
  • upuris noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • 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)

Lithuanian

2 entries
  • auka noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • aukoti verb (to destroy or surrender (something) for the sake of something else regarded as more urgent or valuable)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • жртва noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)

Malay

2 entries
  • korban noun (killing (and often burning) of a human being or an animal as an offering to a deity; offering of an object to a deity)
  • pengorbanan noun (destruction or surrender of anything for the sake of something else regarded as more urgent or valuable; the thing destroyed or surrendered for this purpose)

Malayalam

3 entries
  • ത്യാഗം noun (destruction or surrender of anything for the sake of something else regarded as more urgent or valuable; the thing destroyed or surrendered for this purpose)
  • ബലി noun (killing (and often burning) of a human being or an animal as an offering to a deity; offering of an object to a deity)
  • ബലി noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)

Maltese

2 entries
  • sagrifiċċju noun (killing (and often burning) of a human being or an animal as an offering to a deity; offering of an object to a deity)
  • sagrifiċċju noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)

Maore Comorian

1 entries
  • sadaka noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)

Mongolian

3 entries
  • тахил noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • 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

4 entries
  • raukakai noun (killing (and often burning) of a human being or an animal as an offering to a deity; offering of an object to a deity)
  • raupanga noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • whakahere noun (killing (and often burning) of a human being or an animal as an offering to a deity; offering of an object to a deity)
  • 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)

Northern Kurdish

1 entries
  • qurban noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)

Norwegian

2 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)
  • ofre verb (to destroy or surrender (something) for the sake of something else regarded as more urgent or valuable)

Norwegian Bokmål

4 entries
  • offer noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • ofring noun (killing (and often burning) of a human being or an animal as an offering to a deity; offering of an object to a deity)
  • oppofrelse noun (destruction or surrender of anything for the sake of something else regarded as more urgent or valuable; the thing destroyed or surrendered for this purpose)
  • oppofring noun (destruction or surrender of anything for the sake of something else regarded as more urgent or valuable; the thing destroyed or surrendered for this purpose)

Norwegian Nynorsk

3 entries
  • offer noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • ofring noun (killing (and often burning) of a human being or an animal as an offering to a deity; offering of an object to a deity)
  • oppofring noun (destruction or surrender of anything for the sake of something else regarded as more urgent or valuable; the thing destroyed or surrendered for this purpose)

Old English

4 entries
  • blōt noun (killing (and often burning) of a human being or an animal as an offering to a deity; offering of an object to a deity)
  • blōt noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • lāc noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • offering noun (killing (and often burning) of a human being or an animal as an offering to a deity; offering of an object to a deity)

Old French

1 entries
  • sacrifise noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)

Pashto

1 entries
  • قرباني noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)

Plautdietsch

2 entries
  • Opfa noun (killing (and often burning) of a human being or an animal as an offering to a deity; offering of an object to a deity)
  • Opfa noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)

Polish

4 entries
  • ofiara noun (killing (and often burning) of a human being or an animal as an offering to a deity; offering of an object to a deity)
  • ofiara noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • ofiara noun (destruction or surrender of anything for the sake of something else regarded as more urgent or valuable; the thing destroyed or surrendered for this purpose)
  • poświęcenie noun (destruction or surrender of anything for the sake of something else regarded as more urgent or valuable; the thing destroyed or surrendered for this purpose)

Portuguese

3 entries
  • sacrifício noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • 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)
  • sacrificar verb (to destroy or surrender (something) for the sake of something else regarded as more urgent or valuable)

Punjabi

4 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)
  • وارنا verb (to destroy or surrender (something) for the sake of something else regarded as more urgent or valuable)
  • 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)
  • ਵਾਰਨਾ verb (to destroy or surrender (something) for the sake of something else regarded as more urgent or valuable)

Romanian

4 entries
  • jertfă noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • sacrificiu noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • 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
  • же́ртва noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • жертвоприноше́ние noun (killing (and often burning) of a human being or an animal as an offering to a deity; offering of an object to a deity)
  • поже́ртвование noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • поже́ртвование noun (destruction or surrender of anything for the sake of something else regarded as more urgent or valuable; the thing destroyed or surrendered for this purpose)

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)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • ìobairt noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • žȑtva noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • жр̏тва noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • 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)
  • žrtvovati verb (to destroy or surrender (something) for the sake of something else regarded as more urgent or valuable)

Sindhi

1 entries
  • ٻَلِ noun (killing (and often burning) of a human being or an animal as an offering to a deity; offering of an object to a deity)

Slovak

4 entries
  • obeta noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • 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 verb (to destroy or surrender (something) for the sake of something else regarded as more urgent or valuable)
  • 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

3 entries
  • žrtev noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • 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)
  • žrtvovati verb (to destroy or surrender (something) for the sake of something else regarded as more urgent or valuable)

Spanish

3 entries
  • sacrificio noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • 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)
  • sacrificar verb (to destroy or surrender (something) for the sake of something else regarded as more urgent or valuable)

Swahili

2 entries
  • dhabihu noun (killing (and often burning) of a human being or an animal as an offering to a deity; offering of an object to a deity)
  • 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

3 entries
  • offer noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • 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)
  • offra verb (to destroy or surrender (something) for the sake of something else regarded as more urgent or valuable)

Tajik

1 entries
  • қурбонӣ noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)

Tatar

1 entries
  • корбан noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)

Telugu

1 entries
  • త్యాగం noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)

Thai

4 entries
  • ยัญ noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • เมธ noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • 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)

Tocharian B

1 entries
  • telki noun (killing (and often burning) of a human being or an animal as an offering to a deity; offering of an object to a deity)

Turkish

4 entries
  • kurban noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • kurbanlık noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • fjtif verb ((chess) to intentionally allow (a piece) to be captured by the opponent in order to improve one’s position in the game)
  • 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)

Turkmen

2 entries
  • gurban noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • gurbanlyk noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)

Ugaritic

2 entries
  • 𐎄𐎁𐎈 noun (killing (and often burning) of a human being or an animal as an offering to a deity; offering of an object to a deity)
  • 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

4 entries
  • же́ртва noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • жертвоприне́сення noun (killing (and often burning) of a human being or an animal as an offering to a deity; offering of an object to a deity)
  • офі́ра noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • поже́ртвування noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)

Urdu

1 entries
  • قُرْبانی noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)

Uyghur

2 entries
  • قۇربان noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • قۇربانلىق noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)

Uzbek

2 entries
  • qurbon noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • qurbonlik noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)

Vietnamese

4 entries
  • lễ vật noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • 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)
  • hi sinh verb (to destroy or surrender (something) for the sake of something else regarded as more urgent or valuable)
  • 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)

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

4 entries
  • aberth noun (killing (and often burning) of a human being or an animal as an offering to a deity; offering of an object to a deity)
  • aberth noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  • 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)
  • aberthu verb (to destroy or surrender (something) for the sake of something else regarded as more urgent or valuable)

Zazaki

1 entries
  • guvur noun (human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)

Sample sentences

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

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They killed a goat as a sacrifice to God.

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

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

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