sacrifício — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
sacrifício is used for these senses in English:
- victim A living being which is slain and offered as a sacrifice, usually in a religious rite.
sacrifice — full definition
- verb To offer something, historically an animal, person, or object, to a deity as an act of worship.
- verb To give up something valuable for the sake of something considered more important.
- noun The act of giving up something valuable for a greater cause, or the thing given up.
victim — full definition
- noun A person who is harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime, accident, disease, or other misfortune.
- noun A living creature that is sacrificed, especially in a religious ritual.