Saivism
(Sai"vism) n. The worship of Siva.
Sajene
(Sa*jene") n. Same as Sagene.
Sajou
(Sa"jou) n. (Zoöl.) Same as Sapajou.
Sake
(Sake) n. [OE. sake cause, also, lawsuit, fault, AS. sacu strife, a cause or suit at law; akin to D.
zaak cause, thing, affair, G. sache thing, cause in law, OHG. sahha, Icel. sök, Sw. sak, Dan. sag,
Goth. sakjo strife, AS. sacan to contend, strive, Goth. sakam, Icel. saka to contend, strive, blame,
OHG. sahhan, MHG. sachen, to contend, strive, defend one's right, accuse, charge in a lawsuit, and
also to E. seek. Cf. Seek.] Final cause; end; purpose of obtaining; cause; motive; reason; interest; concern; account; regard
or respect; — used chiefly in such phrases as, for the sake of, for his sake, for man's sake, for mercy's
sake, and the like; as, to commit crime for the sake of gain; to go abroad for the sake of one's health.
Moved with wrath and shame and ladies' sake.
Spenser.
I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake.
Gen. viii. 21.
Will he draw out,
For anger's sake, finite to infinite?
Milton.
Knowledge is for the sake of man, and not man for the sake of knowledge.
Sir W. Hamilton. The -s of the possessive case preceding sake is sometimes omitted for euphony; as, for goodness sake.
"For conscience sake." 1 Cor. x. 28. The plural sakes is often used with a possessive plural. "For both
our sakes." Shak.
