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• self-sac|ri|fice — «SEHLF SAK ruh fys», noun. sacrifice of one s own interests and desires for the sake of one s duty or the welfare of others …   Useful english dictionary

• fice — ar·ti·fice; ed·i·fice; fice; mal·e·fice; of·fice·less; or·i·fice; suf·fice; su·per·fice; sat·is·fice; ben·e·fice; of·fice; sac·ri·fice; bull·fice; …   English syllables

• sac — bar·sac; cor·sac; gay lus·sac; ole·o·sac·cha·rum; ovi·sac; SAC; sac·a·lait; sac·a·line; sac·cad·ic; sac·cam·mi·na; sac·cate; sac·cat·ed; sac·cha·rase; sac·cha·rate; sac·cha·rat·ed; sac·char·ic; sac·cha·ride; sac·cha·rif·er·ous;… …   English syllables

• self-sac·ri·fice — …   Useful english dictionary

• sacrifice — sac·ri·fice …   English syllables

• sacrifice — sac•ri•fice [[t]ˈsæk rəˌfaɪs[/t]] n. v. ficed, fic•ing 1) the offering of animal, plant, or human life or of some object to a deity, as in propitiation or homage 2) the person, animal, or thing so offered 3) the surrender or destruction of… …   From formal English to slang

• sacrifice — sac|ri|fice1 [ sækrı,faıs ] verb * 1. ) transitive to give up something important or valuable so that you or other people can do or have something else: sacrifice something to do something: She sacrificed her career to bring up the children.… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• sacrifice — sac·ri·fice (sakґrĭ fīs) to kill an experimental animal …   Medical dictionary

• ri — abac·te·ri·al; ab·de·ri·an; ab·ka·ri; ac·an·thop·te·ri; ac·an·thu·ri·dae; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·ces·so·ri·al; ac·ces·so·ri·us; ac·ci·pit·ri·dae; ac·cus·a·to·ri·al; acera·the·ri·um;… …   English syllables

• Burnt sacrifice — Sacrifice Sac ri*fice (?; 277), n. [OE. sacrifise, sacrifice, F. sacrifice, fr. L. sacrificium; sacer sacred + facere to make. See {Sacred}, and {Fact}.] 1. The offering of anything to God, or to a god; consecratory rite. [1913 Webster] Great… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English