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sacrificially

sacrificially

7.7
By giving something as an offering during a religious ceremony
  • adverb
  • /ˌsækrɪˈfɪʃəli/
translation icon : sacrificialmente
  • During the festival, offerings were made sacrificially to honor the ancient deities.

Examples

  • Jews pray at the foundation of the temple destroyed by the Romans in 70 AD, which took from them their sacrificially based religious system, leaving the Gentiles to occupy the spot of their former temple, just as Jesus said.

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  • The community came together sacrificially to rebuild homes after the devastating flood.

  • He sacrificially donated his prize money to support local charities.

Surface Forms

sacrificially positive

Morphology

sacrificially = sacrificial (transparent) = sacrifice + al + ly

The meaning 'in a way that relates to making a sacrifice (e.g., religious offering)' is a direct extension of 'sacrifice' via the adjective 'sacrificial' plus '-ly'.

Etymology

Sacrificially comes from the word sacrifice, a word that began as a religious 'offering' and is linked to sacred which means 'holy'. That's why sacrificially can describe doing something as part of a religious ceremony, when something is given up for a higher purpose.