Sacrificial definitions

săk'rə-fĭsh'əl
Of, relating to, or concerned with a sacrifice.

A sacrificial offering.

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Of, having the nature of, used in, or offering a sacrifice.
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Relating to sacrifice.

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

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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.

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Origin of sacrificial

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

Sentence Examples

  • It was as if he'd tossed out a sacrificial lamb to a flock of vultures.

  • Another special characteristic of Israel's religion in Canaan was the considerable increase of sacrificial offerings.

  • In Armenia the Greek word agape has been used ever since the 4th century to indicate these sacrificial meals, which either began or ended with a eucharistic celebration.

  • The spirit of Vedic worship is pervaded by a devout belief in the efficacy of invocation and sacrificial offering.

  • We are justified in concluding, therefore, that among the Greeks and Romans likewise the examination of the liver was the basis of divination in the case of the sacrificial animal.

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