sacrificing

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A form of sacrifice — Originally, the killing (and often burning) of a human being or an animal as an offering to a deity; later, also the offering of an object to a deity.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of sacrifice
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APA

sacrificing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sacrificing

MLA

“sacrificing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sacrificing. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sacrificing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sacrificing.

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