human sacrifice
offering of a human being to a god or goddess in tribute, as an act of repentance, to ask forgiveness, or in exchange for a favor
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Summary
human sacrifice ranks in the top 0.74% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,751 views/month, #575 of 77,819).[1]
Key Facts
- human sacrifice is a type of sacrifice[2].
- human sacrifice is a type of homicide[3].
- human sacrifice is a type of cause of death[4].
- human sacrifice's Commons category is recorded as Human sacrifice[5].
- human sacrifice's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Human sacrifice[6].
- human sacrifice's described by source is recorded as Der Volks-Brockhaus[7].
- human sacrifice's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[8].
- human sacrifice's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[9].
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Definition and Type
Recorded subclass of include sacrifice[2], homicide[3], and cause of death[4].
Why It Matters
human sacrifice ranks in the top 0.74% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,751 views/month, #575 of 77,819).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]