Sacrifice


 

Sacrifice (from a Middle {{ll|English}} verb meaning 'to make sacred', from Old {{ll|French}}, from Latin sacrificium : sacer, sacred; sacred + facere, to make) is commonly known as the practice of offering food, or the lives of animals or people to the gods, as an act of propitiation or worship. The term is also used metaphorically to describe selfless good deeds for others.

Related Topics:
Latin - Gods - Propitiation - Worship - Metaphor

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Introduction
Theologies of sacrifice
Sacrifice in Judaism
Sacrifice in Islam
Animal sacrifice
Human sacrifice
Sacrifice in Christianity
Sacrifices in games
See also
Further Reading
External links

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