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sacrificial

[ sak-ruh-fish-uhl ]
/ ˌsæk rəˈfɪʃ əl /
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adjective
pertaining to or concerned with sacrifice.
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Origin of sacrificial

1600–10; <Latin sacrifici(um) sacrifice + -al1

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British Dictionary definitions for sacrificial

sacrificial
/ (ˌsækrɪˈfɪʃəl) /

adjective
used in or connected with a sacrifice

Derived forms of sacrificial

sacrificially, adverb
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