Sacrificial
adjective
Used for, or relating to, a sacrifice.
In the ceremony, they used a sacrificial lamb.
Often appears as...
- sacrificial lamb
- sacrificial offering
adjective
Relating to a person or thing that is given up, especially as a sacrifice.
In the game, he was the sacrificial pawn.
Often appears as...
- sacrificial pawn
- sacrificial act
adjective
Relating to or denoting a metal that is intended to corrode first, protecting other metals around it.
The boat was protected from corrosion by sacrificial anodes.
Often appears as...
- sacrificial anode
- sacrificial protection
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Technical
adjective
Used for, or relating to, a sacrifice.
In the ceremony, they used a sacrificial lamb.
Often appears as...
- sacrificial lamb
- sacrificial offering
adjective
Relating to a person or thing that is given up, especially as a sacrifice.
In the game, he was the sacrificial pawn.
Often appears as...
- sacrificial pawn
- sacrificial act
adjective
Relating to or denoting a metal that is intended to corrode first, protecting other metals around it.
The boat was protected from corrosion by sacrificial anodes.
Often appears as...
- sacrificial anode
- sacrificial protection
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Religious Context
The word often appears in discussions about religious or traditional ceremonies.
The tribe had a sacrificial altar.
Pro Tip 2/3Metaphoric Use
'Sacrificial' can be used metaphorically to talk about giving something up.
She made a sacrificial choice to care for her family.
Pro Tip 3/3Serious Tone
Using 'sacrificial' can add a serious, somber tone to your sentence.
The soldiers' sacrificial bravery will be honored.
Pro Tip 1/3Religious Context
The word often appears in discussions about religious or traditional ceremonies.
The tribe had a sacrificial altar.
Pro Tip 2/3Metaphoric Use
'Sacrificial' can be used metaphorically to talk about giving something up.
She made a sacrificial choice to care for her family.
Pro Tip 3/3Serious Tone
Using 'sacrificial' can add a serious, somber tone to your sentence.
The soldiers' sacrificial bravery will be honored.
Pro Tip 1/3Religious Context
The word often appears in discussions about religious or traditional ceremonies.
The tribe had a sacrificial altar.
Pro Tip 2/3Metaphoric Use
'Sacrificial' can be used metaphorically to talk about giving something up.
She made a sacrificial choice to care for her family.
Pro Tip 3/3Serious Tone
Using 'sacrificial' can add a serious, somber tone to your sentence.
The soldiers' sacrificial bravery will be honored.
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The secret weapon...
that's going to be important. But again, Uri's idea is not a bad idea for this nation to consider, for many of those industries to think about. Yeah, we have to make sure that these truly are folks who are treated as essential workers, not sacrificial workers, it seems to me.
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Get comfortable with...
Speaking truths to power should not be sacrificial, but they are. But I think if more of us chose to do this for the greater good, we'd be in better spaces than we are right now. Speaking of the greater good, I think we commit ourselves to telling truths to build bridges
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What it feels like to...
Deforestation in the country has primarily been driven by the expansion of mechanized agriculture and cattle ranching, so as the country tries to meet the demand of its growing population and feed them, the sacrificial destruction of its rainforest
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Kelli Swazey: Life that...
that come after us. And this metaphor of membership in the greater human family is the way that children also describe the money that they invest in these sacrificial buffaloes that are thought to carry people's soul from here to the afterlife,
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Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy:...
If you grew up in these circumstances, faced with these choices, would you choose to live in this world or in the glorious afterlife? As one Taliban recruiter told me, "There will always be sacrificial lambs in this war."
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What is your entrepreneur...
a sacrificial type of love the relationship that's like a maternal instinct of an entrepreneur founder with his or her child which is their venture and that agape together with that purpose and passion leads to nuance a
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A day in the life of an...
Most supplicants bring two options for the Pythia to choose between, alongside the obligatory sacrificial cake. Aristonike reports back to the Pythia, pointing out important figures and sharing some of their concerns—
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Mummified Child...
also an older patient a study done on hair cuttings buried with the girl revealed that her hair was elaborately braided just before she died perhaps as part of the sacrificial ceremony let me
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Eating Dog PIPE National...
roasted meat when we work the rest boils everyone in the village will want a taste of a sacrificial meal when you eat the dog you get good health so everyone wants to take a little bit go go
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Run, sail, or hide? How...
It’s a bustling day in Pompeii. Fabia visits the Temple of Venus and offers a sacrificial dove to the goddess,
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The secret weapon...
that's going to be important. But again, Uri's idea is not a bad idea for this nation to consider, for many of those industries to think about. Yeah, we have to make sure that these truly are folks who are treated as essential workers, not sacrificial workers, it seems to me.
Video examples
Get comfortable with...
Speaking truths to power should not be sacrificial, but they are. But I think if more of us chose to do this for the greater good, we'd be in better spaces than we are right now. Speaking of the greater good, I think we commit ourselves to telling truths to build bridges
Video examples
What it feels like to...
Deforestation in the country has primarily been driven by the expansion of mechanized agriculture and cattle ranching, so as the country tries to meet the demand of its growing population and feed them, the sacrificial destruction of its rainforest
Video examples
Kelli Swazey: Life that...
that come after us. And this metaphor of membership in the greater human family is the way that children also describe the money that they invest in these sacrificial buffaloes that are thought to carry people's soul from here to the afterlife,
Video examples
Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy:...
If you grew up in these circumstances, faced with these choices, would you choose to live in this world or in the glorious afterlife? As one Taliban recruiter told me, "There will always be sacrificial lambs in this war."
Video examples
What is your entrepreneur...
a sacrificial type of love the relationship that's like a maternal instinct of an entrepreneur founder with his or her child which is their venture and that agape together with that purpose and passion leads to nuance a
Video examples
A day in the life of an...
Most supplicants bring two options for the Pythia to choose between, alongside the obligatory sacrificial cake. Aristonike reports back to the Pythia, pointing out important figures and sharing some of their concerns—
Video examples
Mummified Child...
also an older patient a study done on hair cuttings buried with the girl revealed that her hair was elaborately braided just before she died perhaps as part of the sacrificial ceremony let me
Video examples
Eating Dog PIPE National...
roasted meat when we work the rest boils everyone in the village will want a taste of a sacrificial meal when you eat the dog you get good health so everyone wants to take a little bit go go
Video examples
Run, sail, or hide? How...
It’s a bustling day in Pompeii. Fabia visits the Temple of Venus and offers a sacrificial dove to the goddess,
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Quote examples
Francis of Assisi
Italian Saint
The Father willed that his blessed and glorious Son, whom he gave to us and who was born for us, should through his own blood offer himself as a sacrificial victim on the altar of the cross. This was to be done not for himself through whom all things were made, but for our sins.
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Ayn Rand
Russian Writer
It only stands to reason that where there's sacrifice, there's someone collecting the sacrificial offerings. Where there's service, there is someone being served. The man who speaks to you of sacrifice is speaking of slaves and masters, and intends to be the master.
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George Edward Woodberry
American Critic
If the aristocracy of the whole white race is so to melt in a world of the colored races of the Earth, I for one should only rejoice in such a divine triumph of the sacrificial idea in history; for it would mean the humanization of mankind.
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Stanley Hauerwas
American Theologian
It is often observed that the first casualty of war is truth, but how do you tell the truth without betraying the sacrifice of those who accepted the terms of battle? War is a sacrificial system that creates its own justification.
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Monica Johnson
American Writer
I often think about Christ having all power, but He abdicated the power to live a sacrificial life for His children. In His own words he told his disciples that His meat was to do the will of the Father.
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Adam Hamilton
American Clergyman
Jesus' own witness of sacrificial love and forgiveness, and his work to heal the sick and care for those in need, represent God's ways and vision for us.
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Luvvie Ajayi
Nigerian Author
Telling the truth - telling thoughtful truths - should not be a revolutionary act. Speaking truths to power should not be sacrificial, but they are.
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Ignatius of Antioch
Roman Clergyman
Pray to Christ for me that the animals will be the means of making me a sacrificial victim for God.
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Cliff Richard
English Musician
Financial support is one thing, but I always think what becomes really sacrificial is your time.
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Evangeline Lilly
Canadian Actress
It's a surprisingly sacrificial job being an actor.
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Francis of Assisi
Italian Saint
The Father willed that his blessed and glorious Son, whom he gave to us and who was born for us, should through his own blood offer himself as a sacrificial victim on the altar of the cross. This was to be done not for himself through whom all things were made, but for our sins.
Quote examples
Ayn Rand
Russian Writer
It only stands to reason that where there's sacrifice, there's someone collecting the sacrificial offerings. Where there's service, there is someone being served. The man who speaks to you of sacrifice is speaking of slaves and masters, and intends to be the master.
Quote examples
George Edward Woodberry
American Critic
If the aristocracy of the whole white race is so to melt in a world of the colored races of the Earth, I for one should only rejoice in such a divine triumph of the sacrificial idea in history; for it would mean the humanization of mankind.
Quote examples
Stanley Hauerwas
American Theologian
It is often observed that the first casualty of war is truth, but how do you tell the truth without betraying the sacrifice of those who accepted the terms of battle? War is a sacrificial system that creates its own justification.
Quote examples
Monica Johnson
American Writer
I often think about Christ having all power, but He abdicated the power to live a sacrificial life for His children. In His own words he told his disciples that His meat was to do the will of the Father.
Quote examples
Adam Hamilton
American Clergyman
Jesus' own witness of sacrificial love and forgiveness, and his work to heal the sick and care for those in need, represent God's ways and vision for us.
Quote examples
Luvvie Ajayi
Nigerian Author
Telling the truth - telling thoughtful truths - should not be a revolutionary act. Speaking truths to power should not be sacrificial, but they are.
Quote examples
Ignatius of Antioch
Roman Clergyman
Pray to Christ for me that the animals will be the means of making me a sacrificial victim for God.
Quote examples
Cliff Richard
English Musician
Financial support is one thing, but I always think what becomes really sacrificial is your time.
Quote examples
Evangeline Lilly
Canadian Actress
It's a surprisingly sacrificial job being an actor.
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