Defining the term "Sacrifice"

The word "sacrifice" can hold several meanings to people, it's all in how the word is used or perceived by an individual, here are my perceptions on the term "sacrifice". My first example of the word sacrifice can mean an offering of atonement to a deity or God. Such as the sacrificial lamb to a deity or the sacrificing of a virgin to a God, for protection of a village or even a prosperous harvest …showed first 75 words of 406 total…

…showed last 75 words of 406 total…to further my education in hopes of a good paying job. This is so that I can not only provide for my children, but also in hopes of my children never having to want or need for anything as I or my parents did when growing up. Man has experienced sacrifice throughout the ages of life, but without tasting the bitterness of sacrifice how else would man know the sweet taste of prosperity and success.