Sacrifice
"Sacrifice" in Greek
θυσία
thysía
(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
thysía
(human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
θυσιάζω
thysiázo
((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
thysiázo
(to destroy or surrender (something) for the sake of something else regarded as more urgent or valuable)
θυσιάζω
thysiázo
((business) to sell (something) at less than its value, thus incurring a monetary loss)
θυσιάζω
thysiázo
((chess) to intentionally allow (a piece) to be captured by the opponent in order to improve one’s position in the game)
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