sacrificial

[ sak-ruh-fish-uhl ]
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adjective

  1. pertaining to or concerned with sacrifice.

Origin of sacrificial

1
1600–10; <Latin sacrifici(um) sacrifice + -al1

Other words from sacrificial

  • 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
  • un·sac·ri·fi·cial, adjective
  • un·sac·ri·fi·cial·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for sacrificial

sacrificial

/ (ˌsækrɪˈfɪʃəl) /

adjective

  1. used in or connected with a sacrifice

Derived forms of sacrificial

  • sacrificially, adverb

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