1. sacrifice - Noun
2. sacrifice - Verb
The offering of anything to God, or to a god; consecratory rite.
Anything consecrated and offered to God, or to a divinity; an immolated victim, or an offering of any kind, laid upon an altar, or otherwise presented in the way of religious thanksgiving, atonement, or conciliation.
Destruction or surrender of anything for the sake of something else; devotion of some desirable object in behalf of a higher object, or to a claim deemed more pressing; hence, also, the thing so devoted or given up; as, the sacrifice of interest to pleasure, or of pleasure to interest.
A sale at a price less than the cost or the actual value.
To make an offering of; to consecrate or present to a divinity by way of expiation or propitiation, or as a token acknowledgment or thanksgiving; to immolate on the altar of God, in order to atone for sin, to procure favor, or to express thankfulness; as, to sacrifice an ox or a sheep.
Hence, to destroy, surrender, or suffer to be lost, for the sake of obtaining something; to give up in favor of a higher or more imperative object or duty; to devote, with loss or suffering.
To sell at a price less than the cost or the actual value.
To make offerings to God, or to a deity, of things consumed on the altar; to offer sacrifice.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThe goal of human freedom is not in freedom itself, nor it is in man, but in God. By giving man freedom, God has yielded to man a piece of His Divine authority, but with the intention that man himself would voluntarily bring it as a sacrifice to God, a most perfect offering. Theophan the Recluse
Spouses must always strive to preserve their love throughout their life; they should sacrifice themselves for each other... If there is love there is sacrifice. Porphyrios of Kafsokalyvia
Moments of pain and sacrifice are actually a time of blessings. Behind every cross there follows a resurrection. Ephraim of Arizona
There's no glory without sacrifice. Filipino Proverb
There is no god like one's stomach; we must sacrifice to it every day. Benin Proverb
Those who sacrifice their conscience to ambition burn a painting to obtain ashes. Chinese Proverb