Skip to content
Vinony
English
EnglishBahasa IndonesiaDeutschEspañolFrançaisItalianoNederlandsPolskiPortuguêsSvenskaTiếng ViệtTürkçeРусскийالعربيةفارسیहिन्दी한국어中文日本語
sacrifice

File:Marcus_Aurelius_showing_sacrifice_-_Arch_of_Marcus_Aurelius_-_Musei_Capitolini_-_Rome_2016.jpg · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons

EntityQ179723· pop 95· linked from 1,720 articles

sacrifice

Sign in to save

Also known as sacrificial rite, sacrifice ritual, sacrificial ritual, ritual sacrifice, sacrifices

thumb|250px|Marcus Aurelius and members of the Imperial family offer sacrifice in gratitude for success against Germanic tribes: contemporary [[bas-relief, Capitoline Museum, Rome.]]

AI overview

Sacrifice was a religious practice in which people, particularly in ancient Rome, offered something of value (such as animals) to the gods, typically to give thanks for success or to seek divine favor. It mattered because it was a central way that people expressed gratitude, sought help from their gods, and participated in their religious and community life.

AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.

Wikidata facts

Has part
qurban
Image
Codex Magliabechiano (141 cropped).jpg
Show 6 more facts
uses
First Fruits
Commons category
Sacrifice
topic's main category
Category:Sacrifice
facet of
religion
different from
Sacrifice
on focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
Sources (4)

via Wikidata · CC0

~30 min read

Encyclopedic overview

15 sections
Contents
  • Terminology
  • Theories of sacrifice
  • Animal sacrifice
  • Human sacrifice
  • By religion
  • Ancient China and Confucianism
  • Chinese folk religion
  • Christianity
  • Hinduism
  • Islam
  • Judaism
  • See also
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

thumb|250px|Marcus Aurelius and members of the Imperial family offer sacrifice in gratitude for success against Germanic tribes: contemporary [[bas-relief, Capitoline Museum, Rome.]]

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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “sacrifice” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

Gallery (21)

Available in 77 languages

Show 58 more

via Wikidata sitelinks · CC0