1an act of slaughtering an animal or person or surrendering a possession as an offering to a deity:they offer sacrifices to the spirits [mass noun]:the ancient laws of animal sacrifice
an animal, person, or object offered in the act of sacrifice:a flat cake offered by the Romans as a sacrifice to their gods
2 Christian Church Christ’s offering of himself in the Crucifixion.
the Eucharist regarded either (in Catholic terms) as a propitiatory offering of the body and blood of Christ or (in Protestant terms) as an act of thanksgiving.
3an act of giving up something valued for the sake of something else regarded as more important or worthy:we must all be prepared to make sacrifices
Chess a move intended to allow the opponent to win a pawn or piece, for strategic or tactical reasons.
(also sacrifice bunt or sacrifice fly) Baseball a bunted or fly ball which puts the batter out but allows a base runner to advance.
(also sacrifice bid) Bridge a bid made in the belief that it will be less costly to be defeated in the contract than to allow the opponents to make a contract.
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1offer or kill as a religious sacrifice:the goat was sacrificed at the shrine
2give up (something valued) for the sake of other considerations:working hard doesn’t mean sacrificing your social life
Chess deliberately allow one’s opponent to win (a pawn or piece):he sacrificed his queen on the 34th move
Baseball advance (a base runner) by a sacrifice:Doyle was sacrificed to second
[no object] Bridge make a sacrifice bid:in that event East-West would sacrifice in six spades
