sac·ri·fice /ˈsakrəˌfīs/Submit noun 1. an act of slaughtering an animal or person or surrendering a possession as an offering to God or to a divine or supernatural figure. "they offer sacrifices to the spirits" synonyms: ritual slaughter, offering, oblation, immolation "the sacrifice of animals" verb 1. offer or kill as a religious sacrifice. "the goat was sacrificed at the shrine" synonyms: offer up, immolate, slaughter "two goats were sacrificed"