sacrificial

adj

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin sacrificiālis (“sacrificial”), from sacrificium (“sacrifice”), from sacrificus (“sacrificial”), from sacrificō (“sacrifice”), from sacer (“sacred, holy”) + faciō (“do, make”). By surface analysis, sacrifice + -ial.

1. Relating to sacrifice.

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

   “Rabban Yoḥanan could have succumbed to despair like many at that time. Instead, he looked for alternatives to the sacrificial system, because he understood that it would take a long time to rebuild the Temple and the Jewish people needed other ways to worship God.”

2. Used as a sacrifice.

   “The sacrificial coating protects the hull, but because it takes the damage the hull doesn't, we must replace it annually.”

   “The ceremony involves the ritual slaying of a sacrificial lamb.”