Sacrificial means connected with or used in a sacrifice.
...the sacrificial altar.
...a sacrificial victim.
Synonyms: propitiatory, atoning, reparative, expiatory More Synonyms of sacrificial
sacrificial in British English
(ˌsækrɪˈfɪʃəl)
adjective
used in or connected with a sacrifice
Derived forms
sacrificially (ˌsacriˈficially)
adverb
sacrificial in American English
(ˌsækrəˈfɪʃəl)
adjective
of, having the nature of, used in, or offering a sacrifice
Derived forms
sacrificially (ˌsacriˈficially)
adverb
Examples of 'sacrificial' in a sentence
sacrificial
Only when he is on the sacrificial altar do they recognise each other.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It seems he is the sacrificial victim.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Not looking for a sacrificial victim.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Thus far we have had a festival of blame, and there have been some sacrificial victims.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
They stormed into the courtyard of the great temple and physically attacked the licensed businessmen who changed currencies so that foreign pilgrims could purchase sacrificial animals.
Sanderson, Stephen K. Macrosociology: An Introduction to Human Societies (1995)
That comes after the destruction of the Temple, when there are no more sacrificial offerings.
Christianity Today (2000)
In other languages
sacrificial
British English: sacrificial ADJECTIVE
Sacrificial means connected with or used in a sacrifice.