sacrifice Sacrifice is an act or offering made to a deity. A sacrifice can serve as propitiation, or a sacrifice can be an offering of praise and thanksgiving. Evidence of ritual animal sacrifice has been seen at least since ancient Hebrews and Gree ...

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:

Art

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

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'', 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 *''

A Sacrifice ''A Sacrifice'' is a 2024 psychological thriller drama film written and directed by Jordan Scott, and starring Eric Bana, Sadie Sink, and Sylvia Hoeks. A co-production between Germany and United States, the film is an adaptation of Nicholas Ho ...

'', a 2024 thriller film *

Sacrifice (upcoming film) ''Sacrifice'' is an upcoming action adventure comedy film directed and co-written by Romain Gavras and starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Evans, Salma Hayek, Vincent Cassel, Ambika Mod, Sam Richardson, Charli XCX, and John Malkovich. Premise A f ...

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 rubb ...

, 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 o ...

, a chess tactic * Shogi tactics#Piece sacrifice, the analogue in shogi * ''Sacrifice'' (video game), a 2000 3D real-time strategy game

Literature

*''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 Bachelor of Arts in English literature and psychology from the University of Manitoba in 1949. Her parents were Russian Jews who emigr ...

*''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, mystery, romance, and mainstream. Rusch won the Hugo Award for Best Nove ...

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

Legacy of the Force The ''Legacy of the Force'' is a series of nine science fiction novels, published from 2006 to 2008, set in the ''Star Wars'' expanded universe. The series takes place approximately 40 years after the events of the film ''Star Wars Episode ...

'' 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 courses, and was an initiative of John de Monins Johnson, John John ...

'' * ''The Sacrifice'' (Oates novel), a 2015 novel by Joyce Carol Oates

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. The band released four studio albums before parting ways in 1993. After coming back together to play a reu ...

, 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 ( ; ) is a former royal residence commissioned by King Louis XIV located in Versailles, Yvelines, Versailles, about west of Paris, in the Yvelines, Yvelines Department of Île-de-France, Île-de-France region in Franc ...

* ''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 * "Sacrifice", a song by Converge from ''

No Heroes ''No Heroes'' is the sixth studio album by American metalcore band Converge, released on October 23, 2006 by Epitaph Records. The album was produced by guitarist Kurt Ballou, and the artwork was created by vocalist Jacob Bannon. ''No Heroes'' re ...

'', 2006 * "Sacrifice", a song by The Devil Wears Prada from ''

Color Decay ''Color Decay'' is the eighth studio album by American metalcore band The Devil Wears Prada. It was released on September 16, 2022, through Solid State Records. The album was produced by Jonathan Gering. Background and promotion On September 29 ...

'', 2022 * "Sacrifice", a song by In This Moment from ''

Godmode ''Godmode'' is the eighth studio album by American rock band In This Moment. The album was released on October 27, 2023, through BMG Rights Management. It is the band's first album to not be produced by Kevin Churko since '' Beautiful Tragedy'' ...

'', 2023 * "Sacrifice", a song by Melvins from ''

Lysol Lysol (, ; spelled Lizol in India) is an American brand of cleaning and Disinfectant, disinfecting products distributed by Reckitt, which markets the similar Dettol or Sagrotan in other markets. The line includes liquid solutions for hard and s ...

'', 1992 * "Sacrifice", a song by Tesseract from '' War of Being'', 2023 * "The Sacrifice", a song by Cult of Luna from ''

Cult of Luna Cult of Luna is a Swedish post-metal band from Umeå founded in 1998. Their style of music is similar to contemporary bands Neurosis and Isis. Cult of Luna was signed to Earache Records in the early 2000s and released five albums, including th ...

'', 2001 * "Sacrifices", a song by Drake from his mixtape

More Life ''More Life'' is the fifth commercial mixtape by Canadian rapper Drake. Described and marketed as a playlist, some publications have referred to it as a mixtape. It was released on March 18, 2017, through Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Rec ...

, 2017

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, a ...

, 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 *

TNA Sacrifice Sacrifice is a professional wrestling event held by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. It was originally held as a pay-per-view event between 2005 and 2014. The first Sacrifice event took place in August 2005. When event names were shuffled by TNA ...

, a professional wrestling pay-per-view event series

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" (''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'') * "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'' *"Sacrifice", an episode of ''The Good Doctor''

Art