Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

human sacrifice

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.25 in modern English

Syllables
hu-man sac-ri-fice
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The killing of one or more human beings as part of a religious ritual.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A human being killed in this way.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From human + sacrifice.

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Religion.

Inflected Forms

human sacrifices (plural)

Questions

What does human sacrifice mean?
The killing of one or more human beings as part of a religious ritual.
Where does human sacrifice come from?
From human + sacrifice.

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