sacrificial
Relating to sacrificeRelating to sacrifice.
» They turned me into a sacrificial sheep.
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2 senses(not comparable)Relating to sacrifice.
The old sacrificial well is still there, but animals aren't thrown into it to appease monsters anymore.
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же́ртвенныйžértvennyj
жерто́внийžertóvnyj
used in or connected with a sacrifice
(not comparable)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.
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же́ртвенныйžértvennyj
Examples
2 sentencesThey turned me into a sacrificial sheep.
How many sacrificial lambs do we need to bring the rain back?
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin sacrificiālis (“sacrificial”), from sacrificium (“sacrifice”), from saBorrowed 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.
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