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sacrifice

Definition

  • noun: the act of giving up something that you want to keep especially in order to get or do something else or to help someone
  • noun: an act of offering to a deity something precious
  • verb: to give up (something that you want to keep) especially in order to get or do something else or to help someone
  • verb: to offer as a sacrifice
  • usually used as '(be) sacrificed'

Examples

  • We should honor the courage and 'self-sacrifice' of the brave soldiers who died for our country.

  • He provided help to the city's homeless people 'at great personal sacrifice' (to himself).

  • He made many personal 'sacrifices' to provide help to the city's homeless people.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,-No. Ron, no!\N-What is it? Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,-He's going to sacrifice himself.\N-No, you can't! there must be another way! Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,Do you wanna stop Snape\Nfrom getting that Stone or not? (..)
    2001 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone