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sacrificial

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sac·ri·fi·cial  (skr-fshl)
adj.
Of, relating to, or concerned with a sacrifice: a sacrificial offering.
sacri·ficial·ly adv.
sacrificial [ˌsækrɪˈfɪʃəl]
adj
used in or connected with a sacrifice
sacrificially  adv
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Adj.1.sacrificial - used in or connected with a sacrifice; "sacrificial lamb"
sacrificial
adjective propitiatory, atoning, reparative, expiatory, oblatory a sacrificial victim
Translations
sacrificial [ˌsækrɪˈfɪʃəl] ADJ → sacrificatorio
sacrificial lamb → chivo m expiatorio
sacrificial
adj → Opfer-; sacrificial rite → Opferritus m, → Opferritual nt
sacrificial [ˌsækrɪˈfɪʃ/əl] adj (act, altar) → sacrificale; (lamb) → destinato/a al sacrificio
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