Definitions for sacrificial
ˌsæk rəˈfɪʃ əlsac·ri·fi·cial

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. sacrificial(adj)

   used in or connected with a sacrifice

   "sacrificial lamb"

Wiktionary(4.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. sacrificial(Adjective)

   Relating to sacrifice

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

2. sacrificial(Adjective)

   Used as a sacrifice.

Origin: From sacrificialis, from sacrificium, from sacrificus, from sacrifico, from sacer + facio.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Sacrificial(adj)

   of or pertaining to sacrifice or sacrifices; consisting in sacrifice; performing sacrifice

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sacrificial in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sacrificial in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of sacrificial in a Sentence

1. Emeasoba George:

   True Love is sacrificial and not sentimental. -Emeasoba George

2. Pat Lynch:

   These officers are sacrificial lambs, unjustly suffering for a common practice and I don’t blame them for the way they feel.

3. Scott Stripling:

   The Bible specifies which animals are sacrificial animals and it also says that they are young animals, if the bones match the animals of the Biblical sacrificial system and the type and age specified, then we may be looking at evidence that the tabernacle sat nearby.

4. Ayn Rand:

   So long as [men] hold the tribal notion that the individual is sacrificial fodder for the collective, that some men have the right to rule others by force, and that some (any) alleged 'good' can justify it -- there can be no peace within a nation and no peace among nations.

5. Emeasoba George:

   True love is not just a mere feeling. It is more than that. I mean, true love is a decision to treat others the way God would treat them. That is to say, satisfying other people's needs or emotions at your own expense. Yes of course, any love that does not portray some sort of sacrifice is obviously an untrue love. For, true love is meant to be sacrificial and never the opposite (mark you). -Emeasoba George

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