The same term is also used for the sacrificial ritual itself. From LearnThat.org. [yourdictionary.com]
sacrificial lamb. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
This is, of course, the provenance of the term sacrificial lamb. From Wordnik.com. [Progressive Bloggers] Reference
Marshall is what you call a sacrificial lamb in this race. From Wordnik.com. [Waldo Jaquith - My RPV convention wish list.] Reference
"Frankincense" was an aromatic used in sacrificial offerings. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference
The Conquistadors abolished cannibalism and human sacrifice, wars to obtain sacrificial victims, and the panoply of bloodthirsty gods. From Wordnik.com. [Stromata Blog:] Reference
If this layer of glass is on the outside it's called the sacrificial glass. From Wordnik.com. [marconews.com Stories] Reference
But it also a nightmare for savers who have been dubbed the sacrificial lambs of the Bank's attempts to rescue the economy. From Wordnik.com. [Home | Mail Online] Reference
They are "sacrificial" parts, which can easily and cheaply be replaced. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-11-01] Reference
"Stacey Koon is not some kind of sacrificial animal to be cast aside for peace and order in L.A.". From Wordnik.com. [Looking Past The Verdict] Reference
Why a bank has limited bonuses to a "sacrificial" £1m. From Wordnik.com. [BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition] Reference
Set up a "sacrificial" system - fully authorised and functional. From Wordnik.com. [All Discussion Groups: Message List - root]
A: An anode rod is a "sacrificial" rod that corrodes away, sparing the tank the same fate. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Jessica Biel, Alexandra Cousteau, Pete Wentz, Angelique Kidjo and Jenny Fletcher Join Live Earth, Global Water Challenge and Dow to Launch the Dow Live Earth Run for Water - the Largest Global Water Initiative in History to Help Solve the World Water Crisis] Reference
Now here's my question: given the context, which kind of sacrificial offering is in view here?. From Wordnik.com. [The Sacred Page] Reference
We are invited into the "sacrificial" economy of God's own trinitarian life of joy and rejoicing. From Wordnik.com. [Inhabitatio Dei] Reference
We should consider designating "sacrificial" reefs or parts of reefs for diver training and heavy visitor use. From Wordnik.com. [Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming RSS Newsfeed] Reference
The man thinks nothing of running off to die, like some kind of sacrificial lamb to the metaphorical slaughter. From Wordnik.com. [Wraithbait] Reference
There are of these things that happen to her, and these men in black cloaks and women in white dresses-kind of sacrificial and weird. From Wordnik.com. [ARTISTdirect.com] Reference
Could this be described as sacrificial?. From Wordnik.com. [The World Won't Buy Unlimited U.S. Debt] Reference
But workers are not willing to become sacrificial lambs. From Wordnik.com. [Eye Of The Storm] Reference
Have they actually made any sacrificial commitment themselves?. From Wordnik.com. [When Stars Align] Reference
Minister Karim Waheed offered himself up as a sacrificial lamb in a way. From Wordnik.com. [Iraqi Minister Resigns Over Electricity Shortages] Reference
The answer seemed to Father Honoré supreme in its sacrificial simplicity. From Wordnik.com. [Flamsted quarries] Reference
Will making Martha Stewart the sacrificial lamb restore consumer confidence?. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call] Reference
Yes, this sovereign sacrificial Lord is to receive universal homage and worship. From Wordnik.com. [My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year] Reference
This suspicion imbued the act with a religious quality, made it somehow sacrificial. From Wordnik.com. [The Hole Between Them] Reference
Svanberg also dismissed a question about whether or not Hayward was a "sacrificial lamb.". From Wordnik.com. [Ousted BP CEO Tony Hayward: I Was 'Demonized' In The U.S.] Reference
The small school gets a big payday because they go to visit and become the sacrificial lamb. From Wordnik.com. [Scheduling Mismatches A College Football Tradition] Reference
To build the sacrificial site on Ampato, the Incas had to climb to the same spot Reinhard did. From Wordnik.com. [Children Of The Ice] Reference
In many houses were articles evidently used in the sacrificial rites or in worship of strange gods. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Swift in the City of Gold, or, Marvelous Adventures Underground] Reference
In late 2003, word was that Greg was thinking about a suicide mission - aka becoming a sacrificial lamb. From Wordnik.com. [Joe The Nerd Ferraro: Attack of the Sestak Clones] Reference
Peasants sold their sacrificial bulls - the fruits of months of labour - and bought guns with the proceeds. From Wordnik.com. [Terrorists and Freedom Fighters] Reference
But when they got to the main, or sacrificial chamber, as Ned insisted on calling it, they found the floor there solid. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Swift in the City of Gold, or, Marvelous Adventures Underground] Reference
Urged to "waste not," some schoolchildren formed "clean-plate clubs," but that was about as far as the sacrificial zeal went. From Wordnik.com. [The Plan And The Man] Reference
She is the first Inca sacrifice found with such a complete stone burial platform and base camp used by the sacrificial party. From Wordnik.com. [Children Of The Ice] Reference
It's exactly what happened at so many banks during the subprime crisis, when they needed sacrificial lambs to appease their critics. From Wordnik.com. [Tony Schwartz: Tony Hayward Is the Identified Patient] Reference
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