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Sacrificial

/sˌækrəˈfɪʃəl/
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(adj) Relating to sacrifice.

How many sacrificial lambs do we need to bring the rain back?
They turned me into a sacrificial sheep.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ancient ritual involved a ____ offering to appease the gods before the harvest.

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