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sacrificial
adjective as in atoning
Example Sentences
Yet it resonates, albeit vague and unexplored, with biblical references to goat offerings and images of Jesus as a sacrificial lamb and the movie’s visual allusions to the goat-headed occult idol Baphomet.
Instead of playing out the sacrificial stereotype, the writers revert to the savior archetype.
The workshop leaders discussed the possibility of creating a “sacrificial zone,” potentially under trees, where materials such as lead-laced plants are composted.
“It was such a revelation to me as a kid, but later I was more interested in who the person was that would agree to be the sacrificial lamb,” Bradford said.
“So its sacrificial role in the overall design appears to have functioned as intended, absorbing the brunt of the surge, and helping to protect the more interior docks.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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