Sacrificial definition
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.
The ceremony involves the ritual slaying of a sacrificial lamb.
A sacrificial offering.
Origin of sacrificial
- From Latin sacrificiālis (“sacrificial"), from sacrificium (“sacrifice"), from sacrificus (“sacrificial"), from sacrificō (“sacrifice"), from sacer (“sacred, holy") + faciō (“do, make").
From Wiktionary