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==Definition==
==Definition==
In the primary use, a ‘sacrifice’ implies an ‘[[altar]]’ on which the victim is placed. Hence the figurative uses are often associated with references to a [[metaphor]]ical altar.
In the primary use, a ‘sacrifice’ implies an ‘[[altar]]’ on which the victim is placed. Hence the figurative uses are often associated with references to a [[metaphor]]ical altar.
:b. A slaying as for a sacrifice. Obs. rare1.
:b. A slaying as for a sacrifice. Obs. rare1.
<center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Sacrifice''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Sacrifice '''''this link'''''].</center>
*2. That which is offered in sacrifice; a victim immolated on the altar; anything (material or immaterial) offered to God or a deity as an act of propitiation or homage.
*2. That which is offered in sacrifice; a victim immolated on the altar; anything (material or immaterial) offered to God or a deity as an act of propitiation or homage.
===References===
===References===
# http://www.javno.com/en-economy/sacrifices-needed-to-fix-auto-crisis_240289
# https://www.javno.com/en-economy/sacrifices-needed-to-fix-auto-crisis_240289
# http://www.state.ny.us/governor/press/0822072.html
# https://www.state.ny.us/governor/press/0822072.html
# http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/amsterdam-summit-blair-forced-to-sacrifice-powers-on-immigration-1256395.html
# https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/amsterdam-summit-blair-forced-to-sacrifice-powers-on-immigration-1256395.html
# "act of worship or devotion, offering, oblation, sacrifice (the former meanings prevailing in Veda, the latter in post-Vedic literature", Monier-Williams.
# "act of worship or devotion, offering, oblation, sacrifice (the former meanings prevailing in Veda, the latter in post-Vedic literature", Monier-Williams.
# Subramuniyaswami, Satguru Sivaya (2003). Dancing With Siva: Hinduism's Contemporary Catechism. Himalayan Academy Publications. ISBN 0945497962. p. 849.
# Subramuniyaswami, Satguru Sivaya (2003). Dancing With Siva: Hinduism's Contemporary Catechism. Himalayan Academy Publications. ISBN 0945497962. p. 849.
