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sacrificial

sac·ri·fi·cial

UK/ˈsæk.ɹɪ.fɪʃ.əl/ US/ˈsæk.ɹə.fɪʃ.əl/ uncommon

adjective

1.

used in or connected with a sacrifice

  • “sacrificial lamb”

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.

Phrases

  • sacrificial anode
  • sacrificial hyperconjugation
  • sacrificial lamb
  • sacrificial poet

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