Sacrifice

== Terminology ==
[[File:Laurinmäki sacrificial cairn.JPG|thumb|The sacrificial [[cairn]] in [[Janakkala]], [[Finland]]]]
The [[Latin language|Latin]] term ''sacrificium'' (a sacrifice) derived from Latin ''sacrificus'' (performing priestly functions or sacrifices), which combined the concepts ''sacra'' (sacred things) and ''facere'' (to make, to do).<ref>{{OEtymD|sacrifice|access-date=2015-08-23}}</ref>
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 religion]]s, terms translated as "sacrifice" include the Indic ''[[yajna]]'', the Greek ''thusia'', the Germanic ''[[blót|blōtan]]'', the Semitic ''[[qorban]]''/''[[qurban]]'', Slavic [[:pl:Żertwa|żertwa]], etc.

The term usually implies "doing without something" or "giving something up" (see also [[self-sacrifice]]). But the word ''sacrifice'' also occurs in [[metaphor]]ical use to describe doing good for others or taking a short-term loss in return for a greater [[Power (social and political)|power]] gain, [[Sacrifice (chess)|such as in a game of chess]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.javno.com/en-economy/sacrifices-needed-to-fix-auto-crisis_240289 |title= Sacrifices Needed to Fix Auto Crisis - Economy - Javno |access-date= 24 September 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091001040035/http://www.javno.com/en-economy/sacrifices-needed-to-fix-auto-crisis_240289 |archive-date= 1 October 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.state.ny.us/governor/press/0822072.html |title= Governor signs into law legislation protecting rights of nursing mothers in the workplace |access-date= 24 September 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090417052341/http://www.state.ny.us/governor/press/0822072.html |archive-date= 17 April 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/amsterdam-summit-blair-forced-to-sacrifice-powers-on-immigration-1256395.html | work=The Independent | location=London | title=Amsterdam summit: Blair forced to sacrifice powers on immigration | first=Sarah | last=Helm | date=17 June 1997 | access-date=23 May 2010 | archive-date=1 January 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180101161403/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/amsterdam-summit-blair-forced-to-sacrifice-powers-on-immigration-1256395.html | url-status=live }}</ref>