sacrificial

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

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈsæk.ɹɪ.fɪʃ.əl/, /ˈsæk.ɹə.fɪʃ.əl/

sacrificial (not comparable)

1. Relating to sacrifice

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

2. 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.

• sacrificially
• sacrificial anode

Borrowed from Latin sacrificiālis.

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /sə.kɾi.fi.siˈal/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /sa.kɾi.fi.siˈal/

sacrificial (masculine and feminine plural sacrificials)

1. sacrificial

• sacrificar
• sacrifici

Borrowed from Latin sacrificiālis.

sacrificial (plural sacrificiales)

1. sacrificial

• sacrificar
• sacrificio