sacrificial

Relating to or used in a sacrifice; describing something offered as a sacrifice.

• 🌐ما يتعلق بالقربان أو الأضحية أو ما يُقدَّم قرباناً لله أو للآلهة؛ ويُستعمل لوصف الشيء الذي يُقدَّم تضحيةً أو فداءً.

1. Related to sacrifice B2 formal

   Used in or connected with the act of offering something valuable, often to a deity or for a greater purpose.

   • The priest performed the sacrificial ritual at the temple.
   • They offered a sacrificial lamb during the ceremony.
   • The altar was used for sacrificial purposes in ancient times.

   🌐تَضْحِيَوي

   المرادفات: expiatorypropitiatoryvotive

2. Involving personal loss B2 formal

   Involving the giving up of something important for the sake of others or a cause.

   • She made a sacrificial decision to leave her job and care for her family.
   • The soldier's sacrificial act saved his comrades.
   • Many volunteers engage in sacrificial work for charity.

   🌐تَضْحِيَويّ

   المرادفات: altruisticgivingself-denyingself-sacrificingselflessunselfish

   الأضداد: greedyself-servingselfish

• more sacrificial comparative form
• most sacrificial superlative form