sagrifiċċju

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Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian sacrificio and/or Sicilian sacrificiu, sacrifizziu, both from Latin sacrificium.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saɡ.rɪˈfɪt.t͡ʃju/

Noun

sagrifiċċju m (plural sagrifiċċji)

  1. (religion) sacrifice, offering (act of giving something up willingly in order to honour a deity; that which is so offered)
    Synonym: debħa (narrower)
  2. (by extension) sacrifice (act of giving something up for the sake of something more important or pressing)

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