sacrificial Syllabification: (sac·ri·fi·cial)Pronunciation: /ˌsakrəˈfiSHəl/Translate sacrificial | into Italian Definition of sacrificial adjective of, relating to, or constituting a sacrifice:an altar for sacrificial offerings technical designed to be used up or destroyed in fulfilling a purpose or function. Derivatives sacrificially adverb sacrificial in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of sacrificial in the British & World English dictionary