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Sacrificial

//ˈsæk.ɹɪ.fɪʃ.əl// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Relating to sacrifice. not-comparable

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

  2. 2
    Used as a sacrifice. not-comparable

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

Adjective
  1. 1
    used in or connected with a sacrifice wordnet

Etymology

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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