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Dying (especially in battle) for ones country or other cause.
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Supreme sacrifice — Suprême sacrifice Suprême sacrifice est un long métrage belge réalisé par Alfred Machin et Armand Du Plessy, sorti en 1919. Sommaire 1 Synopsis 2 Commentaire 3 Fiche technique 4 … Wikipédia en Français
Suprême sacrifice — est un long métrage belge réalisé par Alfred Machin et Armand Du Plessy, sorti en 1919. Sommaire 1 Synopsis 2 Commentaire 3 Fiche technique 4 … Wikipédia en Français
supreme sacrifice — n. the sacrifice of one s life … English World dictionary
supreme sacrifice — the sacrifice of one s own life: Many made the supreme sacrifice during the war. * * * supreme sacrifice noun The giving up of one s life • • • Main Entry: ↑supreme … Useful english dictionary
supreme sacrifice — the sacrifice of one s own life: Many made the supreme sacrifice during the war. * * * … Universalium
supreme sacrifice — /səprim ˈsækrəfaɪs/ (say suhpreem sakruhfuys) noun the sacrifice of one s own life: *flanked on either side by the names of college students who had either made the supreme sacrifice or had returned . –brian matthews, 1998 …
supreme sacrifice — highest sacrifice, superior sacrifice … English contemporary dictionary
pay the supreme sacrifice — to be killed in combat or judicially More often made than paid. Also as pay the supreme price: Death in war is unfortunate but unavoidable. Every man who joined MK knew that he might be called on to pay the supreme sacrifice. (Mandela,… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
(the) supreme sacrifice — the supreme sacrifice phrase the act of dying for your country or your beliefs, or to save other people Thesaurus: types of deathhyponym deadsynonym Main entry: supreme … Useful english dictionary
make the supreme sacrifice — to be killed on war service Not necessarily in action: Fellow members who had made the supreme sacrifice... (Boyle, 1979, writing of those who had died or been killed in the forces) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
