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as in offering
something offered to a god the herders selected their best lamb as a sacrifice in order to receive blessings from their god

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verb

as in to offer
to give up as an offering to a god according to the Old Testament, Abraham was willing to sacrifice even his son to God

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“Sacrifice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sacrifice. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

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