Meanings
nounhuman sacrifice (countable and uncountable, plural human sacrifices)
plural human sacrifices
- countableuncountableA human being killed in this way.
Origin
Translations
Ancient Greek ἀνθρωποθυσία
- ἀνθρωποθυσία (anthrōpothusía)the ritual killing of a person
Bulgarian човешко жертвоприношение
- човешко жертвоприношение (čoveško žertvoprinošenie)the ritual killing of a person
Chinese Cantonese 人祭
- 人祭 (jan⁴ zai³)the ritual killing of a person
Chinese Mandarin 人祭
- 人祭 (rénjì)the ritual killing of a person
German Menschenopfer
- Menschenopferthe ritual killing of a person
Greek ανθρωποθυσία
- ανθρωποθυσία (anthropothysía)the ritual killing of a person
Japanese 人身御供
- 人身御供 (hitomi gokū)the ritual killing of a person
Māori raukakai
- raukakaithe ritual killing of a person
Norwegian Bokmål menneskeofring
- menneskeofringthe ritual killing of a person
Portuguese sacrifício humano
- sacrifício humanothe ritual killing of a person
Swedish människooffer
- människoofferthe ritual killing of a person
Cite this entry
APA
human sacrifice. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/human%20sacrifice
MLA
“human sacrifice.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/human%20sacrifice. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “human sacrifice,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/human%20sacrifice.
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