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1Sacrifice 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… …
2Sacrifice — • This term is identical with the English offering (Latin offerre) and the German Opfer Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Sacrifice Sacrifice …
3sacrifice — sacrificeable, adj. sacrificer, n. /sak reuh fuys /, n., v., sacrificed, sacrificing. n. 1. the offering of animal, plant, or human life or of some material possession to a deity, as in propitiation or homage. 2. the person, animal, or thing so… …
4SACRIFICE — IN THE BIBLE In the Bible various verbs are used to designate the act of sacrifice. Two of them, שחט and טבח, are used for the slaughter of animals for both secular (cf. Gen. 43:16; Num. 11:22) and sacred purposes, while the verbs זבח (hence the… …
5Sacrifice — (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 …
6Sacrifice in Maya culture — Maya civiliza …
7Sacrifice (video game) — Infobox VG| title = Sacrifice developer = Shiny Entertainment publisher = Interplay designer = David Perry engine = released = NA November 16, 2000 EU November 24, 2000 genre = Strategy modes = Single player, Multiplayer, Online play ratings =… …
8offering — noun 1) you may place offerings in the basket Syn: contribution, donation, gift, present, handout, charity; formal benefaction; historical alms 2) many offerings were made to the goddess Syn: sacrifice, oblation, burnt offering, immol …
9sacrifice(s) — An essential part of Israelite and Jewish life and culture, as in other religions with which anthropological study has made interesting comparison. They were devised primarily as a means for dealing with sin. Offences which needed expiation were… …
10Human sacrifice — is the act of homicide (the killing of one or several human beings) in the context of a religious ritual (ritual killing). Its typology closely parallels the various practices of ritual slaughter of animals (animal sacrifice) and of religious… …
