sacrificial
adj/ˈsæk.ɹɪ.fɪʃ.əl/ · /ˈsæk.ɹə.fɪʃ.əl/
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.
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Relating to sacrifice.
- The old sacrificial well is still there, but animals aren't thrown into it to appease monsters anymore.
- Rabban Yoḥanan could have succumbed to despair like many at that time. Instead, he looked for alternatives to the sacrificial system, because he understood that it would take a long time to rebuild the Temple and the Jewish people needed other ways to worship God.2024, David Golinkin, “Comfort, Oh Comfort My People”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 4, page x:
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.