offer+in+sacrifice

  • 41sacrifice — noun 1》 the practice or an act of killing an animal or person or surrendering a possession as an offering to a deity.     ↘an animal, person, or object offered in this way. 2》 an act of giving up something of value for the sake of something that… …

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  • 42offer — 1. verb 1) Chris offered another suggestion Syn: put forward, proffer, provide, give, present, come up with, suggest, extend, recommend, propose, advance, submit, tender, render Ant …

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  • 43sacrifice — 1. noun 1) the sacrifice of animals Syn: ritual slaughter, offering, oblation, immolation 2) the calf was a sacrifice Syn: (votive) offering, burnt offering, gift, oblation 3) the sacrifice of sovereignty …

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  • 44offer — 1. noun /ˈɒfə(r),ˈɔfɚ,ˈɑfɚ/ a) A proposal that has been made. Whats in his offer? b) Something put forth, bid, proffered or tendered. His offer was $3.50 per share. 2 …

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  • 45offer — v. & n. v. 1 tr. present for acceptance or refusal or consideration (offered me a drink; was offered a lift; offer one s services; offer no apology). 2 intr. (foll. by to + infin.) express readiness or show intention (offered to take the… …

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  • 46sacrifice — 1. noun 1) the sacrifice of animals Syn: (ritual) slaughter, (votive) offering 2) the sacrifice of privileges Syn: surrender, giving up, abandonment, renunciation 2. verb 1) two goats were sacrificed …

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  • 47sacrifice — n. & v. n. 1 a the act of giving up something valued for the sake of something else more important or worthy. b a thing given up in this way. c the loss entailed in this. 2 a the slaughter of an animal or person or the surrender of a possession… …

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  • 48offer — [OE] Latin offerre was a compound verb formed from the prefix ob ‘to’ and ferre ‘bring, carry’ (a distant relative of English bear), and it meant ‘present, offer’. It was borrowed into Old English from Christian Latin texts as offrian, in the… …

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  • 49offer — [OE] Latin offerre was a compound verb formed from the prefix ob ‘to’ and ferre ‘bring, carry’ (a distant relative of English bear), and it meant ‘present, offer’. It was borrowed into Old English from Christian Latin texts as offrian, in the… …

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  • 50offer — I. v. a. 1. Present, tender, proffer. 2. Exhibit, proffer, put forward. 3. Furnish, propose, propound, show, give, move. 4. Sacrifice, immolate, present. 5. Bid (as price). II. v. n. 1 …

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