The act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity.
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Examples for "sacrifice"
Examples for "sacrifice"
1Its actual meaning is 'a self-sacrifice for the common good.' She paused.
2Yes, there is significant risk and sacrifice involved for students and teachers.
3I am willing to sacrifice my commercial interests for the common good.
4Samaras said: This is not the so-called human sacrifice that some claim.
5EBONY: Why do you think we sacrifice comfort just to look good?
1Or marks of some kind of murder method consistent with a ritual killing.
3And last April, two men suspected of sodomizing a 3-year-old boy and draining his blood in a ritual killing were lynched.
4A paper's reporter mentioned the death of Charles Walton, and added that it was "believed to have been a ritual killing".
5There have been concerns over the high number of ritual killings in the province for years, particularly of women.
6"For a ritual killing it would be a lot more intimate."
Translations for ritual killing