sacrificial stone
Offering platform surface
A sacrificial stone is a flat rock or altar used in ritual killings, typically offerings to gods or spirits.
The term evokes ancient religious practices—Aztec temples, Druidic rites, biblical altars.
In figurative use, it suggests a place where something valuable is surrendered or destroyed for a larger purpose: The project became a sacrificial stone for budget cuts.
- altarSacred ritual table
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- bloodBody's oxygen carrier
- blood offeringRitual gift of life fluid
- templeSacred worship structure
ancient ritual · sun god · offering · obsidian · obsidian knife · Aztec · priest · victim · beating heart · ceremony · dagger · ancient · pagan · slaughter · slab · sacred · holy ground · rite
sacrificial stonebaptismal font
Vessel for sacramental water
healing shrine · holy water basin · sanctuary · sacred grove
sacrificial stonegravestone
Burial site marker
tombstone · headstone · memorial stone · cenotaph · mausoleum
sacrificial stonemillstone
Grain-crushing circular stone
grinding stone · hearthstone · paving stone · building block · cobblestone
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