sacrifice in Bulgarian

A human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing (see sense 1.3), offered to a deity.

Originally, the killing (and often burning) of a human being or an animal as an offering to a deity; later, also the offering of an object to a deity.

The destruction or surrender of anything for the sake of something else regarded as more urgent or valuable; also, the thing destroyed or surrendered for this purpose.

To destroy or surrender (something) for the sake of something else regarded as more urgent or valuable.

(religion) To offer (a human being or an animal, or an object) to a deity.