sacrificial
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sacrificial
- /ˈsæk.ɹɪ.fɪʃ.əl/
- /ˈsæk.ɹə.fɪʃ.əl/
Rhymes with -ɪʃəl
Where it comes from
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.
adjective sacrifical
- Relating to sacrifice. The old sacrificial well is still there, but animals aren't thrown into it to appease monsters anymore.
- 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: martyrdom, fedayee, guerilla, commando, suicidal, suicide, fedayeen, sacrificed, devotional, expiatory, propitiatory, atoning, oblationary, votive, piacular, redemptive
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adj relating to sacrifice
| Español | sacrificial |
|---|---|
| Português | sacrificial |
| Français | sacrificiel |
| Deutsch | Opfer- |
| Italiano | sacrificale |
| Română | sacrifical |
| Русский | же́ртвенный žértvennyj |
| العربية | تَضْحِيَة taḍḥiya, أُضْحِيَّة ʔuḍḥiyya, أَضَاحِيّ pl ذَبِيحَة ʔaḍāḥiyy, قُرْبَانِيّ qurbāniyy |
adj used as a sacrifice
| Deutsch | Opfer- |
|---|---|
| Русский | же́ртвенный žértvennyj |
| العربية | مُضَحٍّ muḍaḥḥin |
Talk about this word "sacrificial." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sacrificial. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sacrificial. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sacrificial "sacrificial." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sacrificial.Cite this
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title = {sacrificial},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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