English Explanatory Dictionary

sacrificial

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Relating to sacrifice.
  2. Used as a sacrifice.

Pronunciation

/ˈsæk.ɹɪ.fɪʃ.əl/ /ˈsæk.ɹə.fɪʃ.əl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sacrificial.wav

Word forms

sacrificial sacrifical

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.

Derived words

nonsacrificial presacrificial sacrificial anode sacrificialism sacrificiality sacrificial lamb sacrificially sacrificialness sacrificial poet unsacrificial
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