A sacrifice is the practice of offering food, or the lives of animals or people to the gods, as an act of propitiation or worship.
Sacrifice may also refer to:
Art Sacrifice (painting), 2013, by Robert B. Sherman
Film The Sacrifice (1909 film), a silent film Sacrifice (1917 film), an American drama directed by Frank Reicher The Sacrifice (1918 film), a German silent drama The Sacrifice (1979 film), a Turkish drama The Sacrifice (1986 film), directed by Andrei Tarkovsky Sacrifice (2000 film), a TV movie directed by Mark L. Lester The Sacrifice (2005 film), an independent film Sacrifice (2010 film), a Chinese historical drama directed by Chen Kaige Sacrifice (2011 film), an American/Canadian thriller Sacrifice (2014 film), an American thriller Sacrifice (2016 film), an American thriller Jodi Ekdin (2019 film), a Bangladeshi film known as The Sacrifice in English The Sacrifice (2020 film), a Chinese war film Sacrifice (2020 film), a British horror film A Sacrifice, a 2024 thriller Sacrifice (2025 film), an action-comedy film The Sacrifice (upcoming film), an American-Philippine horror film directed by Prime Cruz
Games Sacrifice (bridge), a strategy in bridge Sacrifice (chess), a chess tactic Shogi tactics#Piece sacrifice, the analogue in shogi Sacrifice (video game), a 2000 3D real-time strategy game
Literature The Sacrifice, a 1956 novel by Adele Wiseman Sacrifice, a 1985 thriller novel by Graham Masterton Sacrifice, a 1991 novel by Andrew Vachss The Sacrifice (The Fey), a 1995 novel by Kristine Kathryn Rusch The Sacrifice (Applegate novel), a 2001 book in the Animorphs series Sacrifice, a 2007 novel in the Legacy of the Force series Left 4 Dead: The Sacrifice, a 2010 graphic novel The Sacrifice (Higson novel), a 2011 young adult horror novel by Charlie Higson Sacrifice, a 2012 fantasy novel by Cayla Kluver and the final book in the Legacy series The Sacrifice (Oates novel), 2015, by Joyce Carol Oates
Music
Albums Sacrifice (Black Widow album), 1970 Sacrifice (Divination album), 1998 album by American composer Bill Laswell Sacrifice (For Love), 1991 release by Greg Sage Sacrifice (Gary Numan album), 1994 Sacrifice (Motörhead album), 1995 Sacrifice (Saxon album), 2013 Sacrifice (Sylver album), 2009 Sacrifice (EP), 1996, by Danzig Sacrifice, 2011 EP by Versailles Sacrifices (album), 2018, by Guillermo Scott Heren under his alias Prefuse 73
Songs "Sacrifice" (Bebe Rexha song), 2021 "Sacrifices" (Big Sean song), 2017 "Sacrifices" (Dreamville, EarthGang and J. Cole song), 2019 "Sacrifice" (Elton John song), 1989 "Sacrifice" (Mariah the Scientist song), 2025 "Sacrifice" (The Weeknd song), 2022 "Sacrifice" (G.E.M. song), 2025 "Sacrifice", a song by Attack Attack! from Attack Attack! II, 2025 "Sacrifice", a song by Bathory from Bathory, 1984 "Sacrifice", a song by Black Atlass from the soundtrack to the film Fifty Shades Freed, 2018 "Sacrifice", a song by Converge from No Heroes, 2006 "Sacrifice", a song by Danzing from Blackacidevil, 1996 "Sacrifice", a song by The Devil Wears Prada from Color Decay, 2022 "Sacrifice", a song by Devil You Know from The Beauty of Destruction, 2014 "Sacrifice", a song by Edguy from Rocket Ride, 2006 "Sacrifice", a song by In This Moment from Godmode, 2023 "Sacrifice", a song by Melvins from Lysol, 1992 "Sacrifice", a song by Tesseract from War of Being, 2023 "Sacrifice", a song by Venom from Black Metal, 1982 "Sacrifice", a song by Yngwie Malmsteen from Facing the Animal, 1997 "The Sacrifice", a song by Cult of Luna from Cult of Luna, 2001 "Sacrifices", a song by Drake from his mixtape More Life, 2017 "Sacrificial", a song by Death from album Scream Bloody Gore, 1987
Other uses in music Sacrifice (band), a Canadian thrash metal band The Sacrifice (opera), 2007, by James MacMillan with a libretto by Michael Symmons Roberts
Sports Sacrifice bunt, a related baseball maneuver Sacrifice fly, a baseball maneuver TNA Sacrifice, a professional wrestling pay-per-view event series
Television "Sacrifice" (Angel), a 2003 episode of Angel "Sacrifice" (Arrow), a 2013 episode of Arrow "Sacrifice" (Battlestar Galactica), a 2006 episode of Battlestar Galactica "Sacrifice" (Blade: The Series), a 2006 episode of Blade: The Series Sacrifice (Derren Brown special), a 2018 special by Derren Brown "The Sacrifice" (Fear Itself), a 2008 episode of Fear Itself "Sacrifice" (The Following), a 2014 episode of the psychological thriller television series The Following "Sacrifice" (Revenge), a 2013 episode of television series Revenge "Sacrifice" (The Secret Circle), a 2012 episode of The Secret Circle "Sacrifices" (Stargate SG-1), a 2004 episode of Stargate SG-1 "Sacrifice" (Star Wars: The Clone Wars) "Sacrifice" (Supernatural), a 2013 episode of the paranormal drama television series Supernatural "Sacrifice" (The Unit), a 2008 episode of The Unit "The Sacrifice" (The Vampire Diaries), a 2010 episode of The Vampire Diaries "Sacrifice" is Episode 25 of Freeform's 2018 mermaid show Siren "Sacrifice", an episode of The Good Doctor
See also Sacrifice play (disambiguation)