sagrifiċċju

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)

See also

• vittma