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sacrifice meaning in Pashto

قرباني qorbāní

UK/ˈsæk.ɹɪ.faɪs//ˈsæk.ɹɪˌfaɪs/

sacrifice in Pashto: قرباني (qorbāní). In English, sacrifice means 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.

Pashto words for sacrifice

human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity
قرباني qorbāní

English meaning of sacrifice

  1. noun 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.
  2. noun A human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing (see etymology 1 sense 1.3), offered to a deity.
  3. noun The offering of devotion, penitence, prayer, thanksgiving, etc., to a deity.
  4. noun Jesus Christ's voluntary offering of himself to God the Father to be crucified as atonement for the sins of humankind.

Full definition of sacrifice

sacrifice in a sentence

  • the sacrifice of one’s spare time in order to volunteer
  • Venison has many advantages over meat from factory farms, although it still requires a hunter to sacrifice the life of a deer.

Synonyms of sacrifice

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Questions about sacrifice in Pashto

What is the meaning of sacrifice in Pashto?
Sacrifice in Pashto is قرباني (qorbāní).
sacrifice په پښتو کې څه معنی لري؟
Sacrifice: قرباني (qorbāní).
What does sacrifice mean in English?
Sacrifice means 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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