the offering of animal, plant, or human life or of some material possession to a deity, as in propitiation or homage. the person, animal, or thing so offered. the surrender or destruction of something prized or desirable for the sake of something considered as having a higher or more pressing claim. the thing so surrendered or devoted. More @Wikipedia
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