| NOUN | act | ritual killing, sacrifice | the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity |
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| Meaning | The act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity. | |
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| Synonym | sacrifice | |
| Category | animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna | A living organism characterized by voluntary movement |
| Narrower | hecatomb | A great sacrifice |
| immolation | killing or offering as a sacrifice | |
| Broader | killing, kill, putting to death | The act of terminating a life |
| Spanish | asesinato ritual, oblación, sacrificio | |
| Catalan | sacrifici | |
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