sacrificial

== English == === Alternative forms === sacrifical (obsolete) === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsæk.ɹɪ.fɪʃ.əl/, /ˈsæk.ɹə.fɪʃ.əl/ Rhymes: -ɪʃəl === Adjective === sacrificial (not comparable) Relating to sacrifice. Used as a sacrifice. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin sacrificiālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [sə.kɾi.fi.siˈal] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [sa.kɾi.fi.siˈal] Rhymes: -al === Adjective === sacrificial m or f (masculine and feminine plural sacrificials) sacrificial ==== Related terms ==== sacrificar sacrifici == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin sacrificiālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sakɾifiˈθjal/ [sa.kɾi.fiˈθjal] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /sakɾifiˈsjal/ [sa.kɾi.fiˈsjal] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -al Syllabification: sa‧cri‧fi‧cial === Adjective === sacrificial m or f (masculine and feminine plural sacrificiales) sacrificial ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “sacrificial”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025