sacrificial

[sak-ruh-fish-uh l]

adjective

pertaining to or concerned with sacrifice.

Origin of sacrificial

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

Related formssac·ri·fi·cial·ly, adverbnon·sac·ri·fi·cial, adjectiveo·ver·sac·ri·fi·cial, adjectiveo·ver·sac·ri·fi·cial·ly, adverbpre·sac·ri·fi·cial, adjectiveun·sac·ri·fi·cial, adjectiveun·sac·ri·fi·cial·ly, adverb

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Historical Examples of sacrificially

Among the creatures that were sacrificially hunted in different parts of Western Europe were a number of small birds.
Comparative Studies in Nursery Rhymes
Lina Eckenstein
Possibly this goes back to a custom of fattening a victim that was sacrificially slain.
Comparative Studies in Nursery Rhymes
Lina Eckenstein
The wren is not the only bird that was sacrificially eaten in France, judging from the chants that are recorded.
Comparative Studies in Nursery Rhymes
Lina Eckenstein

British Dictionary definitions for sacrificially

sacrificial

adjective

used in or connected with a sacrifice

Derived Formssacrificially, adverb

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Word Origin and History for sacrificially

sacrificial

adj.

c.1600, from Latin sacrificium "a sacrifice" (see sacrifice (n.)) + -al (1). Related: Sacrificially.