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 exi ...

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 Adele Wiseman (May 21, 1928 – June 1, 1992) was a Canadian author. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, she received a BA in English literature and psychology from the University of Manitoba in 1949. Her parents were Russian Jews who emigrated from ...

*''Sacrifice'', a 1985 thriller novel by

Graham Masterton Graham Masterton (born 16 January 1946, in Edinburgh) is a British author known primarily for horror fiction. Originally editor of '' Mayfair'' and the British edition of '' Penthouse'', his debut novel, ''The Manitou'', was published in 1976. T ...

*''Sacrifice'', a 1991 novel by

Andrew Vachss Andrew Henry Vachss ( ; October 19, 1942 – November 23, 2021) was an American crime fiction author, child protection consultant, and attorney exclusively representing children and youths. Early life and career Vachss grew up in Manhattan on ...

* ''The Sacrifice'' (''The Fey''), a 1995 novel by

Kristine Kathryn Rusch Kristine Kathryn Rusch (born June 4, 1960) is an American writer and editor. She writes under various pseudonyms in multiple genres, including science fiction, fantasy literature, fantasy, Mystery fiction, mystery, Romance novel, romance, and m ...

* ''The Sacrifice'' (Applegate novel), a 2001 book in the ''Animorphs'' series *''Sacrifice'', a 2007 novel in the ''

Legacy of the Force In law, a legacy is something held and transferred to someone as their inheritance, as by will and testament. Personal effects, family property, marriage property or collective property gained by will of real property. Legacy or legacies may refer ...

'' 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 ''Legacy'' series of essay collections was produced by Oxford University Press, from the early 1920s. It was aimed at Workers' Educational Association and university extension Continuing education (similar to further education in the Unit ...

'' * ''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'' (1918 film), a German silent drama film * ''The Sacrifice'' (1979 film), a Turkish drama film * ''The Sacrifice'' (1986 film), directed by Andrei Tarkovsky * ''Sacrifice'' (2000 film), a TV movie directed by Mark L. Lester * ''The Sacrifice'' (2005 film), an independent film * ''Sacrifice'' (2010 film), a Chinese historical drama film directed by Chen Kaige * ''Sacrifice'' (2011 film), an American/Canadian thriller film * ''Sacrifice'' (2014 film), an American thriller film * ''Sacrifice'' (2016 film), an American thriller film * ''

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, Tas ...

'', a 2019 Bangladeshi film known as ''The Sacrifice'' in English * ''The Sacrifice'' (2020 film), a Chinese war film * ''Sacrifice'' (2020 film), a British horror film

Games

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 rubbe ...

, a strategy in bridge *

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 ...

, a move in chess * ''Sacrifice'' (video game), a 2000 3D real-time strategy game

Music

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, ...

, a Canadian thrash metal band * ''The Sacrifice'' (opera), a 2007 opera by James MacMillan with a libretto by Michael Symmons Roberts

Albums

* ''Sacrifice'' (Black Widow album), 1970 * ''Sacrifice'' (Divination album), 1998 album by American composer Bill Laswell * ''Sacrifice'' (For Love), 1991 release by Greg Sage * ''Sacrifice'' (Gary Numan album), 1994 * ''Sacrifice'' (Motörhead album), 1995 * ''Sacrifice'' (Saxon album), 2013 * ''Sacrifice'' (Sylver album), 2009 * ''Sacrifice'' (EP), a 1996 EP by Danzig *''Sacrifice'', 2011 EP by

Versailles The Palace of Versailles ( ; french: Château de Versailles ) is a former royal residence built by King Louis XIV located in Versailles, about west of Paris, France. The palace is owned by the French Republic and since 1995 has been managed, u ...

* ''Sacrifices'' (album), a 2018 album by Guillermo Scott Heren under his alias Prefuse 73

Songs

* "Sacrifice" (Bebe Rexha song), 2021 * "Sacrifices" (Big Sean song), 2017 * "Sacrifices" (Dreamville, EarthGang and J. Cole song), 2019 * "Sacrifice" (Elton John song), 1989 * "Sacrifice" (The Weeknd song), 2022 * "Sacrifice", a song by Black Atlass from the soundtrack to the film ''

Fifty Shades Freed ''Fifty Shades Freed'' is the third and final installment of the erotic romance ''Fifty Shades Trilogy'' by British author E. L. James. After accepting entrepreneur CEO Christian Grey's proposal in '' Fifty Shades Darker'', Anastasia Steele m ...

'', 2018 * "Sacrifices", a song by Drake from his mixtape

More Life ''More Life'' is a commercial mixtape by Canadian rapper and singer Drake. Described and marketed as a playlist, some publications have referred to it as a mixtape. It was released on March 18, 2017, through Republic Records and distributed by Cas ...

, 2017

Television

* "Sacrifice" (''Angel''), a 2003 episode of ''Angel'' * "Sacrifice" (''Arrow''), a 2013 episode of ''Arrow'' * "Sacrifice" (''Battlestar Galactica''), a 2006 episode of ''Battlestar Galactica'' * "Sacrifice" (''Blade: The Series''), a 2006 episode of ''Blade: The Series'' * ''Sacrifice'' (Derren Brown special), a 2018 special by Derren Brown * "The Sacrifice" (''Fear Itself''), a 2008 episode of ''Fear Itself'' * Sacrifice (''The Following''), a 2014 episode of the psychological thriller television series ''The Following'' * Sacrifice (''Revenge''), a 2013 episode of television series ''Revenge'' * "Sacrifice" (''The Secret Circle''), a 2012 episode of ''The Secret Circle'' * "Sacrifices" (''Stargate SG-1''), a 2004 episode of ''Stargate SG-1'' * Sacrifice (''Supernatural''), a 2013 episode of the paranormal drama television series ''Supernatural'' * "Sacrifice" (''The Unit''), a 2008 episode of ''The Unit'' * "The Sacrifice" (''The Vampire Diaries''), a 2010 episode of ''The Vampire Diaries'' *"Sacrifice" is Episode 25 of Freeform's 2018 mermaid show ''

Siren Siren or sirens may refer to: Common meanings * Siren (alarm), a loud acoustic alarm used to alert people to emergencies * Siren (mythology), an enchanting but dangerous monster in Greek mythology Places * Siren (town), Wisconsin * Siren, Wisc ...

'' *"Sacrifice", an episode of ''The Good Doctor''

Art

* Sacrifice (painting), 2013 painting by Robert B. Sherman

Sports

Sacrifice bunt In baseball, a sacrifice bunt (also called a sacrifice hit) is a batter's act of deliberately bunting the ball, before there are two outs, in a manner that allows a baserunner to advance to another base. The batter is almost always put out, and ...

, a related baseball maneuver *

Sacrifice fly In baseball, a sacrifice fly (sometimes abbreviated to sac fly) is defined by Rule 9.08(d): "Score a sacrifice fly when, before two are out, the batter hits a ball in flight handled by an outfielder or an infielder running in the outfield in fair o ...

, a baseball maneuver *

Impact Wrestling Sacrifice Sacrifice is a professional wrestling event held by Impact Wrestling. It was originally held as a pay-per-view event by the company under its previous name Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) between 2005 and 2014. The first Sacrifice event too ...

, formerly Total Nonstop Action Wrestling Sacrifice, a pay-per-view event