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51sacrifice — 1. verb a) To offer (something) as a gift to a deity. b) To give away (something valuable) to get at least a possibility to gain something else of value (such as self respect, trust, love, freedom …
52sacrifice(s) — An essential part of Israelite and Jewish life and culture, as in other religions with which anthropological study has made interesting comparison. They were devised primarily as a means for dealing with sin. Offences which needed expiation were… …
53offer up — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. present, proffer, immolate; see sacrifice 1 …
54offer — of·fer || É”fÉ™r , É‘ / É’ n. suggestion; proposal of a price, tender, bid; proposal of marriage; expression of (goodwill, intent, etc.) v. suggest; tender, bid, propose a price; present, put forward, submit; express (goodwill, intent, etc.);… …
55sacrifice — I. v. a. 1. Immolate, offer up. 2. Surrender, give up, forego. 3. Destroy, kill. II. n. 1. Consecratory rite. 2. Offering, oblation, immolation. 3. Surrender, destruction, loss, devotion with loss …
56Human sacrifice in Aztec culture — Human sacrifice was an aspect of historical Aztec culture/religion, although the extent of the practice is debated by scholars. The Spaniards who first met the Aztecs explicitly stated in their writings that human sacrifice was widely practiced… …
57Human sacrifice — is the act of homicide (the killing of one or several human beings) in the context of a religious ritual (ritual killing). Its typology closely parallels the various practices of ritual slaughter of animals (animal sacrifice) and of religious… …
58Child sacrifice — See also: Religious abuse and Infanticide Child sacrifice is the ritualistic killing of children in order to please, propitiate or force supernatural beings in order to achieve a desired result. As such, it is a form of human sacrifice …
59Holocaust (sacrifice) — A holocaust is a religious animal sacrifice that is completely consumed by fire. The word derives from the Ancient Greek holocaustos ( ὁλόκαυστος = ὁλον [wholely] + καυστος burnt), which is used solely for one of the major forms of sacrifice.… …
60Animal sacrifice — is the ritual killing of an animal as part of a religion. It is practised by many religions as a means of appeasing a god or gods or changing the course of nature. Animal sacrifice has turned up in almost all cultures, from the Hebrews to the… …
