sacrificial.
Relating to sacrifice.
Meaning & usage
Relating to sacrifice.
The old sacrificial well is still there, but animals aren't thrown into it to appease monsters anymore.
Used as a sacrifice.
The sacrificial coating protects the hull, but because it takes the damage the hull doesn't, we must replace it annually.
The ceremony involves the ritual slaying of a sacrificial lamb.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Latin sacrificiālis (“sacrificial”), from sacrificium (“sacrifice”), from sacrificus (“sacrificial”), from sacrificō (“sacrifice”), from sacer (“sacred, holy”) + faciō (“do, make”). By surface analysis, sacrifice + -ial.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.