sacrificial

[ sak-ruh-fish-uh l ]

/ ˌsæk rəˈfɪʃ əl /

pertaining to or concerned with sacrifice.

Origin of sacrificial

1600–10; < Latin sacrifici(um) sacrifice + -al¹

sac·ri·fi·cial·ly, adverb non·sac·ri·fi·cial, adjective o·ver·sac·ri·fi·cial, adjective o·ver·sac·ri·fi·cial·ly, adverb

pre·sac·ri·fi·cial, adjective un·sac·ri·fi·cial, adjective un·sac·ri·fi·cial·ly, adverb

I know this is the word used in English but “Holocaust” has a sacrificial overtone that is unbearable to me.

Claude Lanzmann on 'Shoah', His Memoir, and the Banality of Evil |Clémence Boulouque |June 11, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
That still exists, but the sacrificial style in American politics is just as strong.

Blood for Sale? Reagan’s Pagan Cult |Lee Siegel |May 26, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Colonel Sanders, image forever accompanied odor of sacrificial meat.

The Prince of Gibberish |Allen Barra |June 6, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
Of course there are some reservations to be made in the details of this way of explaining the efficacy of sacrificial banquets.

The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life |Emile Durkheim

The title apparently remained for sacrificial purposes, like the ἄρχων βασιλεύς, and the rex sacrificulus.

The Histories of Polybius, Vol. I (of 2) |Polybius
His kinsman said to Aruna Aupavesi, "Thou art advanced in years, establish thou the sacrificial fires."

India: What can it teach us? |F. Max Mller
Unlike the guilt-offering, but after the manner of the other, the sacrifice was followed by a sacrificial feast.

The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Leviticus |S H Kellogg
The shrubbery was filling with twilight by the time she had completed her arrangements and sprinkled the sacrificial oil.

A Diversity of Creatures |Rudyard Kipling

sacrificial

/ (ˌsækrɪˈfɪʃəl) /

used in or connected with a sacrifice

sacrificially, adverb