sacrificial victim
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsacrificialandvictim
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sacrificial
adjective
uk/ˌsæk.rɪˈfɪʃ.əl/us/ˌsæk.rəˈfɪʃ.əl/
offered as ...
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victim
noun[C]
uk/ˈvɪk.tɪm/us/ˈvɪk.təm/
someone or something that has been hurt, damaged, or killed or has suffered, either because of the actions of someone or something else, or because of illness ...
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Using a fire drill, the priests then star ted a new fire on the chest of asacrificialvictim.
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Based on his position, we believe that this person was asacrificialvictim, although he could have been of high social status.
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The idea of drawing energy from asacrificialvictim, whether an animal or a human, was characteristic of many ancient religions.
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Given the two flanking musicians, the scene most probably involves a dance, but the prone individual before him may be asacrificialvictim.
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At times thesacrificialvictimwas dressed as a deer.
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All that was needed was a suitablesacrificialvictim, and miraculously one presented itself, the local authority manual workers.
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Thesacrificialvictimwas then allotted for consumption among the participants.
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There was no prospect of escape for this man who desired the fate of his two friends, who desired to be thesacrificialvictim.
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The "chilan" would then remove his ritual attire and dress himself in the skin of thesacrificialvictim before performing a ritual dance that symbolised the rebirth of life.
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