sacrificial

sacrificial

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈsæk.ɹɪ.fɪʃ.əl/, /ˈsæk.ɹə.fɪʃ.əl/

• Audio (Southern England)

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• Rhymes: -ɪʃəl

Adjective

sacrificial (not comparable)

1. Relating to sacrifice

   The old sacrificial well is still there, but animals aren't thrown into it to appease monsters anymore.

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.

Derived terms

• sacrificially
• sacrificial anode

Translations

relating to sacrifice

Bulgarian: жертвен (žertven) Catalan: sacrificial Dutch: offer- Finnish: uhri- (fi) French: sacrificiel (fr) Italian: sacrificale (it) Russian: же́ртвенный (ru) (žértvennyj) Spanish: sacrificial Swedish: offer-

used as a sacrifice

Finnish: uhri- (fi) Russian: же́ртвенный (ru) (žértvennyj) Turkish: kurbanlık (tr)

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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sacrificiālis.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /sə.kɾi.fi.siˈal/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /sa.kɾi.fi.siˈal/
• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

sacrificial (masculine and feminine plural sacrificials)

1. sacrificial

Related terms

• sacrificar
• sacrifici

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sacrificiālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /sakɾifiˈθjal/ [sa.kɾi.fiˈθjal]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /sakɾifiˈsjal/ [sa.kɾi.fiˈsjal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: sa‧cri‧fi‧cial

Adjective

sacrificial (plural sacrificiales)

1. sacrificial

Related terms

• sacrificar
• sacrificio

Further reading

• “sacrificial”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014