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• offer sacrifice — index propitiate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• Sacrifice of the Mass — • The word Mass (missa) first established itself as the general designation for the Eucharistic Sacrifice in the West after the time of Pope Gregory the Great, the early Church having used the expression the breaking of bread (fractio panis) or… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Sacrifice — • This term is identical with the English offering (Latin offerre) and the German Opfer Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Sacrifice     Sacrifice      …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Sacrifice — Sac ri*fice, v. i. To make offerings to God, or to a deity, of things consumed on the altar; to offer sacrifice. [1913 Webster] O teacher, some great mischief hath befallen To that meek man, who well had sacrificed. Milton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• offer — v 1. tender, proffer, present, hold out, extend, put or place at [s.o s] disposal. 2. propose, pose, put forward, suggest, recommend, advance, propound; submit, set before, put to choice; move, make a motion. 3. volunteer, come or step forward,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• sacrifice — Synonyms and related words: abandon, abandonment, abjuration, abjure, altruism, annihilate, appease, bane, be bereaved of, bereave of life, bereavement, blood, bloodletting, bloodshed, braining, burnt offering, carry away, carry off, cease, cede …   Moby Thesaurus

• offer — {{11}}offer (n.) early 15c., from O.Fr. offre (12c.), verbal noun from offrir (see OFFER (Cf. offer) (v.)). The native noun formation is OFFERING (Cf. offering). {{12}}offer (v.) O.E. ofrian to offer, sacrifice, bring an oblation, from L. offerre …   Etymology dictionary

• Sacrifice — (from a Middle English verb meaning to make sacred , from Old French, from Latin sacrificium : sacr , sacred + facere , to make ) is commonly known as the practice of offering food, objects (typically valuables), or the lives of animals or people …   Wikipedia

• Offer — Of fer, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Offered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Offering}.] [OE. offren, {AS}. offrian to sacrifice, fr. L. offerre; ob (see {OB }) + ferre to bear, bring. The English word was influenced by F. offrir to offer, of the same origin. See 1st …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• sacrifice — [sak′rə fīs΄] n. [OFr < L sacrificium < sacer, SACRED + facere, to make, DO1] 1. a) the act of offering the life of a person or animal, or some object, in propitiation of or homage to a deity b) something so offered 2 …   English World dictionary

• offer — [ôf′ər, äf′ər] vt. [ME offren < OE & OFr: OE offrian < LL(Ec) offerre, to offer to God, sacrifice; OFr offrir: both < L offerre, to bring before, present, show < ob (see OB ) + ferre, to BEAR1] 1. to present to God or a god in an act… …   English World dictionary