sacrificial

English

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

sacrificial (not comparable)

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.

The ceremony involves the ritual slaying of a sacrificial lamb.

relating to sacrifice

used as a sacrifice

sacrificial m or f (masculine and feminine plural sacrificials)

sacrificial m or f (masculine and feminine plural sacrificiales)