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What (who) is Passover sacrifice - definition
Passover sacrifice
The Passover sacrifice (), also known as the Paschal lamb or the Passover lamb, is the sacrifice that the Torah mandates the Israelites to ritually slaughter on the evening of Passover, and eat on the first night of the holiday with bitter herbs and matzo. According to the Torah, it was first offered on the night of the Exodus from Egypt.
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![A sacrificed pig during [[Ghost Festival]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ghost Festival Ritual.jpg?width=200 "A sacrificed pig during [[Ghost Festival]]")
![The sacrificial [[cairn]] in [[Janakkala]], [[Finland]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Laurinmäki sacrificial cairn.JPG?width=200 "The sacrificial [[cairn]] in [[Janakkala]], [[Finland]]")
![Animal sacrifice offered together with [[libation]] in [[Ancient Greece]]. Attic red-figure [[oinochoe]], ca. 430–425 BC ([[Louvre]]).](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Sacrifice scene Louvre G402.jpg?width=200 "Animal sacrifice offered together with [[libation]] in [[Ancient Greece]]. Attic red-figure [[oinochoe]], ca. 430–425 BC ([[Louvre]]).")
![Roman wall painting]] depicting a scene of sacrifice in honor of the [[goddess Diana]]; she is seen here accompanied by a deer. The fresco was discovered in the [[triclinium]] of [[House of the Vettii]] in [[Pompeii]], Italy.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Scene of sacrifice in honour of Diana. Fresco from the triclinium of House of the Vettii in Pompeii.jpg?width=200 "Roman wall painting]] depicting a scene of sacrifice in honor of the [[goddess Diana]]; she is seen here accompanied by a deer. The fresco was discovered in the [[triclinium]] of [[House of the Vettii]] in [[Pompeii]], Italy.")
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OFFERING TO GODS
Sacrifice theology; Sacrificial; Sacrifices; Sacrificial offering; Blood sacrifice; Bloody sacrifice; Religious offering; Sacrificial rites; Ritual sacrifice; Sacrificed; Sacrificing; Sacrificially; Sacrificer; Sacrificers; Flesh sacrifice; Real sacrifice (chess); Sacrifices in Islam; Sacrifice ritual
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n.
1) to make; offer a sacrifice
2) a great; heroic; personal sacrifice
3) a human sacrifice
4) the supreme, ultimate sacrifice
5) a sacrifice to
6) at (a) sacrifice (we achieved our success at great personal sacrifice)
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v.
1) (D; refl., tr.) to sacrifice for (to sacrifice oneself for a just cause)
2) (D; refl., tr.) to sacrificeto (to sacrifice an animal to the gods)
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OFFERING TO GODS
Sacrifice theology; Sacrificial; Sacrifices; Sacrificial offering; Blood sacrifice; Bloody sacrifice; Religious offering; Sacrificial rites; Ritual sacrifice; Sacrificed; Sacrificing; Sacrificially; Sacrificer; Sacrificers; Flesh sacrifice; Real sacrifice (chess); Sacrifices in Islam; Sacrifice ritual
¦ noun
1. the practice or an act of killing an animal or person or surrendering a possession as an offering to a deity.
an animal, person, or object offered in this way.
2. an act of giving up something of value for the sake of something that is of greater value or importance.
3. (also sacrifice bunt or sacrifice fly) Baseball a bunted or fly ball which puts the batter out but allows a base-runner to advance.
¦ verb offer or give up as a sacrifice.
Derivatives
sacrificial adjective
sacrificially adverb
Origin
ME: from OFr., from L. sacrificium; related to sacrificus 'sacrificial', from sacer 'holy'.
Examples of use of Passover sacrifice
1. The participants also built a special two–meter tall oven, in accordance with halakha (Jewish law). The Passover sacrifice is considered a simple ceremony, relative to other works performed in the Temple.Today, the Sanhedrin will hold its main conference, entitled "existential threats and ways to correct them." Rabbi Menachem Froman, far–right activist Moshe Feiglin, and Nativ editor Arieh Stav will participate in the conference.