Definitions for sacrificialˌsæk rəˈfɪʃ əl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
sac•ri•fi•cialˌsæk rəˈfɪʃ əl(adj.)
pertaining to, concerned with, or used in sacrifice:
a sacrificial lamb.
Origin of sacrificial:
1600–10; < L sacrifici(um)sacrifice+ -al1
sac`ri•fi′cial•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
sacrificial(adj)
used in or connected with a sacrifice
"sacrificial lamb"
Wiktionary
sacrificial(Adjective)
Relating to sacrifice
The old sacrificial well is still there, but animals aren't thrown into it to appease monsters anymore.
sacrificial(Adjective)
Used as a sacrifice.
Origin: From sacrificialis, from sacrificium, from sacrificus, from sacrifico, from sacer + facio.
Webster Dictionary
Sacrificial(adj)
of or pertaining to sacrifice or sacrifices; consisting in sacrifice; performing sacrifice
Translations for sacrificial
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
sacrificial(adjective)
to give away etc for the sake of something or someone else
He sacrificed his life trying to save the children from the burning house.; sacrificial victims.
- offeragtigAfrikaans
- قُرْباني، ذَبائِحيArabic
- жертвенBulgarian
- sacrificalPortuguese (BR)
- obětníCzech
- Opfer-...German
- offer-; ofrings-Danish
- θυσιαστικόςGreek
- de sacrificioSpanish
- ohvri-Estonian
- مربوط به قربانيFarsi
- uhri-Finnish
- sacrificielFrench
- שֶׁל קָרבָּןHebrew
- यज्ञ, बलिHindi
- žrtvenCroatian
- áldozatiHungarian
- untuk pengorbananIndonesian
- fórnar-Icelandic
- sacrificaleItalian
- いけにえのJapanese
- 제물의, 희생의Korean
- aukojamasLithuanian
- upura-; upurēšanasLatvian
- korbanMalay
- offer-Dutch
- offer-, blot-Norwegian
- ofiarnyPolish
- مربوط به قربانيPersian
- دقربانۍPashto
- sacrificalPortuguese
- de sacrificiuRomanian
- жертвенныйRussian
- obetnýSlovak
- daritvenSlovenian
- žrtveniSerbian
- offer-Swedish
- ที่เสียสละThai
- kurbanlıkTurkish
- 被犧牲的Chinese (Trad.)
- жертовнийUkrainian
- ذبیحUrdu
- thuộc sự hi sinhVietnamese
- 牺牲的Chinese (Simp.)
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