7 sentences with 'sacrifices'
Example sentences and phrases with the word sacrifices and other words derived from it.
• « The priests not only performed sacrifices to the gods, but practised the art of divination: the practice of trying to predict the future. »
• « The Greeks offered sacrifices to keep the gods appeased, and sought oracles for clues as to what the future held, but they did not usually seek a deeply spiritual connection with their deities. »
• « "If we don't get more paper soon, we may not be able to continue," says the paper's board of directors. After so much suffering and so many sacrifices, it turns out that the publication is threatened by a lack of paper. »
• « These martyrs could have saved their lives if they offered sacrifices to the pagan gods. But they did not. At first glance we think that this was just a religious matter, and it was. But at the same time it was a supreme act of defence of freedom. »
• « The Mesoamericans were polytheistic; their gods possessed both male and female traits and demanded blood sacrifices from enemies in battle or in bloodshed rituals. »
• « A ruling class of noble warriors and priests performed daily ritual human sacrifices to sustain the sun on its long journey across the sky, to appease or feed the gods, and to stimulate agricultural production. »