The act of offering something to a deity in propitiation or homage, especially the ritual slaughter of an animal or a person.
파생어
sacrificer [명] sacrificial [형]
예문
1. sacrifice oneself for one's country (나라를 위해 몸을 바치다) 2. fall a sacrifice to (…의 희생이 되다) 3. a human sacrifice (인신 공양) 4. offer a sacrifice (제물을 바치다) 5. sacrifice to God (신에게 산 제물을 바치다)
