Definitions
used in or connected with a sacrifice
Word origin
Borrowed from Latin sacrificiālis (“sacrificial”), from sacrificium (“sacrifice”), from sacrificus (“sacrificial”), from sacrificō (“sacrifice”), from sacer (“sacred, holy”) + faciō (“do, make”). By surface analysis, sacrifice + -ial.
Used in a sentence
“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.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Ritual offering”11 letters
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