sacrificial

[US]/sækrə'fɪʃ(ə)l/
[UK]/ˌsækrɪ'fɪʃl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. related to or involving sacrifice.

Phrases & Collocations

sacrificial offering

sacrificial lamb

sacrificial anode

Example Sentences

an altar for sacrificial offerings.

And Clemente, blamed for all, joined his Basque countryman Zubizarreta on the breadline as sacrificial lamb.

"Chrestomathy " divide an order in all, ordinal for: ? of Chi of  of Ь of cattail of the Kun that hold sacrificial meat high " the mystery that reveals nature " ;

Real-world Examples

Speaking truths to power should not be sacrificial, but they are.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

The sacrificial area of the ruins is basically confirmed.

Source: Intermediate English short passage

They carved their sacrificial altars and the markers of the ball courts.

Source: Children's Learning Classroom

Archeologists have unearthed 13,000 cultural relics from six sacrificial pits at Sanxingdui in southwestern China.

Source: CRI Online June 2022 Collection

The artifact was restored through great effort as it was excavated from different sacrificial pits.

Source: Intermediate English short passage

It was found on the lid of a bronze jar in the No. 8 sacrificial pit.

Source: CRI Online August 2022 Collection

For example, the Magnificent cauldrons associated with the sacrificial rituals that were so important in those days.

Source: If national treasures could speak.

The last meal. Given to sacrificial victims.

Source: Supernatural Season 01

What time should I bring the sacrificial raccoon?

Source: 2 Broke Girls Season 6

All creation swirls around Christ as this sacrificial lamb, supported by four angels.

Source: Uncle Rich takes you on a trip to Europe.

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