a living being sacrificed to some deity, or in the performance of a religious rite; a creature immolated, or made an offering of.-a person or thing destroyed or sacrificed in the pursuit of an object, or in gratification of a passion; as, a victim to jealousy, lust, or ambition.-a person or living creature destroyed by, or suffering grievous injury from, another, from fortune or from accident; as, the victim of a defaulter; the victim of a railroad accident.-hence, one who is duped, or cheated; a dupe; a gull.