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ultimate sacrifice en · NOUN
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Meanings
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Death for a cause or for one's country.
The organizers sought to portray the bombers as "martyrs"—that is, as heroes prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice in defense of their people.
2002, Joe Stork, Erased in a Moment: Suicide Bombing Attacks Against Israeli Civilians, page 16:Near-synonym: martyrdom
However, the selfsame individual may be called to serve in armed services in times of war, and be asked to make the ultimate sacrifice by giving up his life
2000, Walter Prytulak, Paradise Regained: Prospects for a New Social Order in the Third Millennium:
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Relateds
pay the ultimate price
Synonyms
supreme sacrifice · last full measure · martyrdom