sacrificer

American  

[sak-ruh-fahys-er] / ˈsæk rəˌfaɪs ər /

noun

sacrificers plural

1. a person, such as a worshiper or priest, who offers a religious sacrifice.

2. someone who gives up personal desires, time, or other resource, for the good of others or to achieve a goal.

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Other Word Forms

• self-sacrificer
  noun

Example Sentences

Mama doesn’t mean “I love you, sweet angel-woman, sacrificer of sleep, career, and buttock firmness.”

From Salon • May 13, 2013

The sacrificer was mystically identified with the victim, which was regarded as the ransom for sin, and the instrument of its annulment.

From Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning by Doane, T. W.

Agni, as the god of fire by which the offerings were consumed, was addressed as follows: “We kindle thee at the sacrifice, O wise Agni, the sacrificer, the luminous, the mighty.”

From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) by Russell, R. V. (Robert Vane)

The sacrificer believed himself to be redeemed by means of the sacrifice.

From The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal by Bose, Shib Chunder

At the same time his own person is an outward symbol of the national worship; he complies with its rites of expiation for homicide, being himself both the victim and the sacrificer.

From The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 by Müller, Karl Otfried