sacrificial
/ˈsæk.ɹɪ.fɪʃ.əl/ adjective
Forms sacrifical
- adjective Relating to sacrifice. “The old sacrificial well is still there, but animals aren't thrown into it to appease monsters anymore.”
- adjective 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.”
Etymology
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.
Webster’s 1913
- adjective Of or pertaining to sacrifice or sacrifices; consisting in sacrifice; performing sacrifice. "Sacrificial rites." Jer. Taylor.
Sources: Wiktionary · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “sacrificial”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details