schijnoffer

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Dutch

Etymology

Compound of schijn +‎ offer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsxɛi̯nˌɔ.fər/
  • Hyphenation: schijn‧of‧fer

Noun

schijnoffer n (plural schijnoffers)

  1. (chess) a sham sacrifice
  2. (religion) a false or apparent sacrifice (act of sacrificial offering where a substitute is offered, or where the aspect of sacrifice is entirely fictive)
  3. a fake sacrifice (unreal act of surrendering something valuable)