Main Entry: 1sac·ri·fice Pronunciation: \ˈsa-krə-ˌfīs, also -fəs or -ˌfīz\ Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin sacrificium, from sacr-, sacer + facere to make - more at do Date: 13th century
1 : an act of offering to a deity something precious; especially : the killing of a victim on an altar 2 : something offered in sacrifice 3 a : destruction or surrender of something for the sake of something else b : something given up or lost 4 : loss 5 : sacrifice hit
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First lets start off with the definition from Merriam-Webster:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sacrifice
Main Entry: 1sac·ri·fice
Pronunciation: \ˈsa-krə-ˌfīs, also -fəs or -ˌfīz\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin sacrificium, from sacr-, sacer + facere to make - more at do
Date: 13th century
1 : an act of offering to a deity something precious; especially : the killing of a victim on an altar
2 : something offered in sacrifice
3 a : destruction or surrender of something for the sake of something else b : something given up or lost
4 : loss 5 : sacrifice hit ( ... )
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