Poignant sacrifice Synonyms

Definitions for Poignant


  • (adjective) having the power to affect the feelings or sympathies
  • (adjective) sharp and pleasantly stimulating to the mind or senses
  • (adjective) keenly distressing to the mind or feelings

Definitions for Sacrifice


  • (noun) something offered to a god
  • (verb) to give up as an offering to a god
  • (noun) the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity