altar (redirected from sacrifice on the altar)

be sacrificed on the altar of something (formal)

to be destroyed by an activity, system or belief that is bad but more important or more powerful. Service and quality have been sacrificed on the altar of profit.

See also: sacrifice

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sacrifice something on the altar of something

to destroy something in order to obtain something else. He sacrificed his family life on the altar of his ambition and greed.

See also: sacrifice