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sacrifício

sacrifício

See also: sacrificio

Portuguese

Noun

sacrifício m (plural sacrifícios)

  1. (religion) sacrifice (something sacrificed)
  2. (religion) sacrification (act of sacrificing)
  3. (figuratively) ordeal (painful or trying experience)
  4. (Christianity, theology) the crucifixion of Jesus

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Etymology

From Old Portuguese sacrifiçio, sacrifiço, from Latin sacrificium ‎(“sacrifice”), from sacrificō ‎(“I sacrifice”), from sacer ‎(“sacred”) + faciō ‎(“do, make”). Displaced Old Portuguese sacrifiço

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌsa.kɾi.ˈfi.si.u/, /ˌsa.kɾi.ˈfi.sju/
  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌsa.kɾi.ˈfi.si.o/, /ˌsa.kɾi.ˈfi.sjo/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /sɐ.kɾi.ˈfi.si.u/, /sɐ.kɾi.ˈfi.sju/
  • Hyphenation: sa‧cri‧fí‧ci‧o

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