sacrifice
offering to gods
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Summary
sacrifice ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,163 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: rite[2], sacrifice[3]
- Commons category: Sacrifice[4]
- Has part(s): qurban[5]
- Topic's main category: Category:Sacrifice[6]
- Facet of: religion[7]
- Described by source: Vlastenský slovník historický[8], Pauly–Wissowa[9], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[10], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[11], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[12], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3[14]
- Different from: Q65424978[15], victim[16], Sacrifice[17]
- Uses: Animalia[18], human[19], frankincense[20], incense[21], First Fruits[22]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[23]
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Influence
Things named for sacrifice include Eid al-Adha[24], an Islamic holidays[25].
Why It Matters
sacrifice has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] sacrifice is known by 91 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]
Entities named for sacrifice include Eid al-Adha[24], an Islamic holidays[25].