Sacrifice

To make sacred

Latin 'sacrificium' from 'sacer' (sacred) + 'facere' (to make). To sacrifice is to make something holy

Offering, that which is brought near

From root ק-ר-ב meaning 'to draw near.' Sacrifice is about drawing near to God, not mere slaughter

Offering, sacrifice

From 'thyō' (to offer). Hebrews 10:12: 'He offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins'

Sacrifice, offering to draw near to God

Same Semitic root as Hebrew qorban. Eid al-Adha commemorates Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son