sacrifice

sacrifice [Lat. sacrificare=to make holy], a type of religious offering, or gift to a superior or supreme being, in which the offering is consecrated through its destruction.

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• History
• The Nature of Sacrifice
• Bibliography

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