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sacrifice meaning in Tamil

தியாகம் செய்தல்

UK/ˈsæk.ɹɪ.faɪs//ˈsæk.ɹɪˌfaɪs/

sacrifice in Tamil: தியாகம் செய்தல், தியாகம். 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.

Tamil words for sacrifice

தியாகம் செய்தல், தியாகம்

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 Tamil

What is the meaning of sacrifice in Tamil?
Sacrifice in Tamil is தியாகம் செய்தல், தியாகம்.
sacrifice என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Sacrifice: தியாகம் செய்தல், தியாகம்.
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.

Source and license

Tamil words: machine translation by IndicTrans2 (AI4Bharat, MIT license), kept only when it translates back to “sacrifice”. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: sacrifice (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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