at the sacrifice of something

at the sacrifice of something
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  • sacrifice (something) on the altar of (something) — to destroy something in order to obtain something else. He sacrificed his family life on the altar of his ambition and greed …   New idioms dictionary

  • The Sacrifice (Fear Itself episode) — Infobox Television episode Title = The Sacrifice Series = Fear Itself Caption = Season = 01 Episode = 01 Airdate = June 5, 2008 Production = Writer = Mick Garris Del Howison Director = Breck Eisner Guests = Episode list = Prev = Next = Spooked… …   Wikipedia

  • sacrifice someone/something on/at the altar of someone/something — cause someone or something to suffer in the interests of someone or something else no businessman is going to sacrifice his company on the altar of such altruism …   Useful english dictionary

  • at the altar of something — at/on the altar of sth idiom (formal) because of sth that you think is worth suffering for • He was willing to sacrifice his happiness on the altar of fame. Main entry: ↑altaridiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • on the altar of something — at/on the altar of sth idiom (formal) because of sth that you think is worth suffering for • He was willing to sacrifice his happiness on the altar of fame. Main entry: ↑altaridiom …   Useful english 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

  • The Church —     The Church     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Church     The term church (Anglo Saxon, cirice, circe; Modern German, Kirche; Sw., Kyrka) is the name employed in the Teutonic languages to render the Greek ekklesia (ecclesia), the term by which… …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • 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

  • The Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist —     The Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist     In this article we shall consider:     ♦ the fact of the Real Presence, which is, indeed, the central dogma;     ♦ the …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • The Hanged Man (tarot card) — The Hanged Man (XII) is the twelfth trump or Major Arcana card in most traditional Tarot decks. It is used in game playing as well as in divination. It may also be known as The Traitor, particularly in older decks.specify|date=March… …   Wikipedia

  • Sacrifice — Sac ri*fice (?; 277), n. [OE. sacrifise, sacrifice, F. sacrifice, fr. L. sacrificium; sacer sacred + facere to make. See {Sacred}, and {Fact}.] 1. The offering of anything to God, or to a god; consecratory rite. [1913 Webster] Great pomp, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English


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