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SACRIFICIAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sacrificial mean?
• SACRIFICIAL (adjective)
The adjective SACRIFICIAL has 1 sense:
1. used in or connected with a sacrifice
Familiarity information: SACRIFICIAL used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Used in or connected with a sacrifice
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Context example:
sacrificial lamb
Pertainym:
sacrifice (the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity)
Derivation:
sacrifice (the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity)
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