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The Sacrifice
A sacrifice is the practice of offering food, or the lives of animals or people to the gods, as an act of propitiation or worship. Sacrifice may also refer to: Books *''The Sacrifice'', a 1956 novel by Adele Wiseman *''Sacrifice'', a 1985 thriller novel by Graham Masterton *''Sacrifice'', a 1991 novel by Andrew Vachss * ''The Sacrifice'' (''The Fey''), a 1995 novel by Kristine Kathryn Rusch * ''The Sacrifice'' (Applegate novel), a 2001 book in the ''Animorphs'' series *''Sacrifice'', a 2007 novel in the ''Legacy of the Force'' series *'' Left 4 Dead: The Sacrifice'', a 2010 graphic novel * ''The Sacrifice'' (Higson novel), a 2011 young adult horror novel by Charlie Higson *''Sacrifice'', a 2012 fantasy novel by Cayla Kluver and the final book in the ''Legacy series'' * ''The Sacrifice'' (Oates novel), a 2015 novel by Joyce Carol Oates Film * ''The Sacrifice'' (1909 film), a silent film * ''Sacrifice'' (1917 film), an American drama directed by Frank Reicher * ''The Sacrifice'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sacrifice
Sacrifice is the offering of material possessions or the lives of animals or humans to a deity as an act of propitiation or worship. Evidence of ritual animal sacrifice has been seen at least since ancient Hebrews and Greeks, and possibly existed before that. Evidence of ritual human sacrifice can also be found back to at least pre-Columbian civilizations of Mesoamerica as well as in European civilizations. Varieties of ritual non-human sacrifices are practiced by numerous religions today. Terminology The Latin term ''sacrificium'' (a sacrifice) derived from Latin ''sacrificus'' (performing priestly functions or sacrifices), which combined the concepts ''sacra'' (sacred things) and ''facere'' (to do or perform). The Latin word ''sacrificium'' came to apply to the Christian eucharist in particular, sometimes named a "bloodless sacrifice" to distinguish it from blood sacrifices. In individual non-Christian ethnic religions, terms translated as "sacrifice" include the Indic ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sacrifice (2000 Film)
''Sacrifice'' is a 2000 thriller television film, starring Michael Madsen. It was written by Randall Frakes, based on a novel by Mitchell Smith and directed by Mark L. Lester. Plot Tyler Pierce, a convicted bank robber who just recently escaped the prison, joins with a former call girl to investigate the murder of his daughter. They soon discover that they are dealing with a serial killer. Cast * Michael Madsen as Tyler Pierce * Bokeem Woodbine as FBI Agent Gottfried * Michelle Lintel as FBI Agent Hildebrandt * Jamie Luner as Naomi Cohen * Diane Farr as Karen Yeager * Deborah Shelton as Margaret Sackett * Jordan Williams as Carl Sackett * Tony Abatemarco as Phil Lombardi * Wallace Merck as Sergeant George Burney * Marco St. John as Dr. Hector Salcodo * Joshua Leonard as Jason * Terence Rosemore as Horatio (Terrence Rosemore) * Guss Williams as Tomas Seguin (Gus Williams) * Matt Webb as Rusty * Michelle White as Lisa Pierce * Jackie Roberts as Mimi Gould * Janice Finch as Maria Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sacrifice (opera)
''The Sacrifice'' is an opera in three acts composed by James MacMillan with a libretto by the poet Michael Symmons Roberts based on the Branwen story of the Welsh mythology collection, the ''Mabinogion''. The world premiere took place on 22 September 2007 at the Donald Gordon Theatre of the Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff. The production was staged by Welsh National Opera, directed by Katie Mitchell and conducted by the composer. Instrumentation The orchestra consists of 2 flutes, 2 piccolos, 2 oboes, cor anglais, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 5 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani (five drums in total) with a large percussion section for 3 players as well as 12 first violins, 10 second violins, 8 violas, 6 cellos, 4 double basses. The first percussionist plays glockenspiel, vibraphone (with two double bass bows), triangle, whistle, geophone, whip, tambourine, 1 bodrán, bass drum, 2 Peking gongs. The second percussionist plays the same glocke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sacrifice (band)
Sacrifice is a Canadian thrash metal band from Toronto, Ontario. The band was formed by guitarists Rob Urbinati and Joe Rico in 1983. Sacrifice played a prominent role in the 1980s underground metal scene in Toronto, and along with Voivod, Razor and Annihilator, they are considered one of the "big four" of Canadian thrash metal. The band released four studio albums before parting ways in 1993. After coming back together to play a reunion concert in 2006, they released their fifth studio album ''The Ones I Condemn'' on Brazilian label Marquee Records in 2009. Although the band faced numerous line-up changes, especially in their early days, founding guitarists Urbinati, Rico and bassist Scott Watts recorded every studio album and demo with drummer Gus Pynn on everything but the ''Apocalypse Inside'' demo and CD. History Formation and first four albums Friends and guitarists Rob Urbinati and Joe Rico decided to form a metal band in 1983, playing cover versions of some of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sacrifice (video Game)
''Sacrifice'' is a real-time strategy video game published by Interplay Entertainment in 2000 for Microsoft Windows platform. Developed by Shiny Entertainment, the game features elements of action and other genres. Players control wizards who fight each other with spells and summoned creatures. The game was Porting, ported to Mac OS 9, Mac OS 9.2 in 2001. Unlike many of its contemporary real-time strategy games, ''Sacrifice'' places little emphasis on resource gathering and management. There is no system of workers; the players' wizards collect souls to summon creatures, and their Magic point, mana—energy for casting spells—constantly regenerates. Players customize their attacks by choosing from spells and creatures aligned to five gods. To defeat an opponent, the player's wizard sacrifices a friendly unit at the opposing wizard's altar, thereby desecrating it and banishing the enemy wizard. Aside from a single-player campaign, ''Sacrifice'' offers a multiplayer mode, in which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sacrifice (chess)
In chess, a sacrifice is a move that gives up a piece with the objective of gaining tactical or positional compensation in other forms. A sacrifice could also be a deliberate exchange of a chess piece of higher value for an opponent's piece of lower value. Any chess piece except the king may be sacrificed. Because players usually try to hold on to their own pieces, offering a sacrifice can come as an unpleasant surprise to one's opponent, putting them off balance and causing them to waste precious time trying to calculate whether the sacrifice is sound or not, and whether to accept it. Sacrificing one's queen (the most valuable piece), or a string of pieces, adds to the surprise, and such games can be awarded . Types of sacrifice Real versus sham Rudolf Spielmann proposed a division between sham and real sacrifices: * In a ''real sacrifice'', the sacrificing player will often have to play on with less than their opponent for quite some time. * In a ''sham sacrifice'', t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sacrifice (bridge)
In duplicate bridge, a sacrifice (a save in common usage) is a deliberate bid of a contract that is unlikely to make in the hope that the points will be less than the points likely to be gained by the opponents in making their contract. In rubber bridge, a sacrifice is an attempt to prevent the opponents scoring a game or rubber on the expectation that positive scores on subsequent deals will offset the negative score. Owing to the difference in the methods of scoring between duplicate and rubber bridge, a sacrifice bid in rubber bridge is much less likely to be advantageous and so strategies differ between the games. Comparable strategy differences exist between Matchpoints scoring and IMPs scoring games. Scoring context Sacrificing against game contracts In duplicate bridge scoring, if the opponents bid and make a game contract, it yields them 600 or 620 points when they are vulnerable and 400 or 420 points when they are not vulnerable, depending upon the and assuming no . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sacrifice (2020 Film)
''Sacrifice'' is a 2020 horror film. Based on the short story "Men of the Cloth" by Paul Kane, the film is a Lovecraftian horror. Plot Americans Isaac and his pregnant wife Emma go to a Norwegian island to claim a house he has inherited. They meet a pagan cult who worship a sea deity, and events turn sinister. Cast Release The film premiered at the 2020 London FrightFest Film Festival. It was later released as video on demand on 9 February 2021 and on Blu-ray on 23 February 2021. Reception The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes surveyed and, categorizing the reviews as positive or negative, assessed 10 as positive and five as negative for rating. Among the reviews, it determined an average rating of . ''The Guardian'' gave the film 3/5 stars and said it had "a 1970s giallo In Italian cinema, ''Giallo'' (; plural ''gialli'', from ''giallo'', Italian for yellow) is a genre of mystery fiction and thrillers that often contains slasher, crime fiction, psyc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sacrifice (2020 Film)
''The Sacrifice'' () is a 2020 Chinese anthology war drama film directed by Guan Hu, Frant Gwo, and Lu Yang, and starring Zhang Yi, Wu Jing, Li Jiuxiao, Vision Wei, and Deng Chao. The film depicts the Korean War from three perspectives and segments, each directed by a different director. The film is noted for having done its production in less than two months. Filming started for the film in August 2020 and wrapped on September 20, 2020. The film was originally scheduled to be screened on 25 October 2020, but the date was moved up to 23 October. The tagline on the promotional poster is "National defense brooks no delay" (保家卫国刻不容缓). Plot In 1953, the Korean War is reaching its final stage. The People's Volunteer Army is launching its last large-scale campaign, the Jincheng Campaign, in Kumsong. In order to arrive at the designated time and bring more firepower to the front lines in Kumsong, the soldiers of the People's Volunteer Army, short of supplies and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jodi Ekdin
Jodi Ekdin (The Sacrifice as the English version) is a Bangladeshi movie released in 2019. This movie was directed by Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Raz and produced by Bengal Multimedia Limited. The main cast in this movie are Tahsan, Srabanti, Taskeen and child actor Afrin Shikha Raisa. Cast * Tahsan Rahman Khan as Faisal * Srabanti Chatterjee as Aritri Ashraf * Taskeen Rahman as Jamie * Fakhrul Bashar Masum as Hanif * Saberi Alam * Afrin Shikha Raisa Story The story of the film is based on a family. It illustrates another kind of affection for parents. In the movie, Onik played the role of father Faisal and Afrin Shikha in the role of Rupkotha. Music The main music director of this movie is Naved Parvez and the movie songs was composed and sung by Hridoy Khan Hridoy Khan (born 3 January 1990) is a Bangladeshi singer, music composer, musical artist and actor. Khan comes from a musical background. His grandfather is a music teacher, and his father composes jingles. Khan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sacrifice (2016 Film)
''Sacrifice'' is a 2016 American thriller film that was written and directed by Peter A. Dowling, and starred Radha Mitchell and Rupert Graves. It was filmed in Ireland, in Shetland in the United Kingdom, and New York City. The film is based on the book ''Sacrifice'' by Sharon Bolton. Plot Tora Hamilton (Radha Mitchell) is an obstetrician who moves together with her husband, Duncan (Rupert Graves), to the remote Shetland Islands, 100 miles off the northeast coast of Scotland. Deep within the soil around her new house, Tora finds the body of a girl with runes carved into her skin and a gaping hole in her chest where her heart once was. Ignoring warnings to leave the body alone, Tora uncovers frightening connections to an ancient legend. Cast * Radha Mitchell as Dr. Tora Hamilton * Rupert Graves as Duncan Guthrie * Ian McElhinney as D.I. McKie * David Robb as Richard Guthrie * Liam Carney as Mr. Grey * Joanne Crawford as Sgt. Dana Tulloch * Peter Vollebregt as Kenn Wickliff * Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sacrifice (2014 Film)
''Sacrifice'' is a 2014 American thriller drama film written and directed by Michael Cohn and starring Dermot Mulroney, Melora Walters and Austin Abrams. Cast *Luke Kleintank *Austin Abrams *Lewis Tan *Brandon Mychal Smith *James McDaniel *Melora Walters *Dermot Mulroney Production Filming occurred in The Woodlands, Texas and wrapped in May 2013. Release The film premiered at the Woodstock Film Festival in October 2014. Reception Ella Taylor of ''Variety Variety may refer to: Arts and entertainment Entertainment formats * Variety (radio) * Variety show, in theater and television Films * ''Variety'' (1925 film), a German silent film directed by Ewald Andre Dupont * ''Variety'' (1935 film), ...'' gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Strong performances elevate this intermittently absorbing family melodrama from writer-director Michael Cohn." References External links * * {{Rotten Tomatoes, sacrifice_2015 American thriller films Films shot in Texas 2010s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
