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sacrificial

English edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈsæk.ɹɪ.fɪʃ.əl/, /ˈsæk.ɹə.fɪʃ.əl/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪʃəl

Adjective edit

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.

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Catalan edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin sacrificiālis.

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Adjective edit

sacrificial m or f (masculine and feminine plural sacrificials)

  1. sacrificial

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Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin sacrificiālis.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /sakɾifiˈθjal/ [sa.kɾi.fiˈθjal]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /sakɾifiˈsjal/ [sa.kɾi.fiˈsjal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: sa‧cri‧fi‧cial

Adjective edit

sacrificial m or f (masculine and feminine plural sacrificiales)

  1. sacrificial

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