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an act of slaughtering an animal or person or surrendering a possession as an offering to God or to a divine or supernatural figure:

〖具体例では可算〗 «…へ(の)» いけにえ(をささげる行為) «to»

e.g. they offer sacrifices to the spirits

e.g. the ancient laws of animal sacrifice.

an animal, person, or object offered in a sacrifice.

いけにえの動物, 神にささげられた物(victim)

an act of giving up something valued for the sake of something else regarded as more important or worthy:

〖具体例では可算〗 «…のための/…するための» 犠牲(的行為); C犠牲になったもの «for/to do»

e.g. we must all be prepared to make sacrifices.

Christian Church Christ's offering of himself in the Crucifixion.

〘キリスト教〙 キリストのはりつけ

Christian Church the Eucharist regarded either (in Catholic terms) as a propitiatory offering of the body and blood of Christ or (in Protestant terms) as an act of thanksgiving.

Chess a move intended to allow the opponent to win a pawn or piece, for strategic or tactical reasons.

(also sacrifice bunt or sacrifice hit) Baseball a bunted ball that puts the batter out but allows a base runner or runners to advance.

〘野球〙 犠打

(also sacrifice bid) Bridge a bid made in the belief that it will be less costly to be defeated in the contract than to allow the opponents to make a contract.

verb with object

offer or kill as a religious sacrifice:

〈人が〉 【神などに】〈動物･人〉をいけにえとしてささげる «to»

e.g. the goat was sacrificed at the shrine.

give up (something important or valued) for the sake of other considerations:

〈人が〉 «人･事のために/…するために» 〈命･大切な物･事〉を犠牲にする, あきらめる «for, to/to do» (｟よりくだけて｠ give up)

e.g. working hard doesn't mean sacrificing your social life.

Chess deliberately allow one's opponent to win (a pawn or piece).

Baseball advance (a base runner) by a sacrifice.

〘野球〙 〈走者〉を犠打を打って進塁させる.

no object Bridge make a sacrifice bid.

Middle English: from Old French, from Latin sacrificium; related to sacrificus ‘sacrificial’, from sacer ‘holy’.