Sacrificial

English

Adjective

Sacrificial (not comparable)

1. Relating to sacrifice

   The old sacrificial well is still there, but animals aren't thrown into it to appease monsters anymore.

   The sacrificial coating protects the hull, but because it takes the damage the hull doesn't, we must replace it annually.

Derived terms

• sacrificially

Thesaurus

atoning, best, bottom, conciliatory, cut, expiatory, giveaway, given up, half-price, lowest, marked down, propitiatory, reduced, rock-bottom, sacrificed, slashed, surrendered, yielded

Etymology

From Latin sacrificiālis (“sacrificial”), from sacrificium (“sacrifice”), from sacrificus (“sacrificial”), from sacrificō (“sacrifice”), from sacer (“sacred, holy”) + faciō (“do, make”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈsæk.ɹɪ.fɪʃ.əl/, /ˈsæk.ɹə.fɪʃ.əl/, SAMPA: "s{k.rI.fIS.@l/, /"s{[email protected].@l/