Definition of SACRIFICIAL

sacrificial

Adjective

  • used in or connected with a sacrifice
    • "sacrificial lamb"

Adj

  • Relating to sacrifice
  • Used as a sacrifice.

Examples

  • The ceremony involves the ritual slaying of a sacrificial lamb.
  • The old sacrificial well is still there, but animals aren't thrown into it to appease monsters anymore.
  • The sacrificial coating protects the hull, but because it takes the damage the hull doesn't, we must replace it annually.

Origin / Etymology

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

Scrabble Score: 18

sacrificial: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
sacrificial: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sacrificial: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 21

sacrificial: valid Words With Friends Word