sacrificial

[sak-ruh-fish-uhl]

sac·ri·fi·cial

[sak-ruh-fish-uhl]
adjective
pertaining to or concerned with sacrifice.

Origin:
1600–10; < Latin sacrifici(um) sacrifice + -al1

sac·ri·fi·cial·ly, adverb
non·sac·ri·fi·cial, adjective
o·ver·sac·ri·fi·cial, adjective
o·ver·sac·ri·fi·cial·ly, adverb
pre·sac·ri·fi·cial, adjective
EXPAND
un·sac·ri·fi·cial, adjective
un·sac·ri·fi·cial·ly, adverb
COLLAPSE
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Sacrificial is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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sacrificial (ˌsækrɪˈfɪʃəl)
 
adj
used in or connected with a sacrifice
 
sacri'ficially
 
adv

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