Emily Dickinson Lexicon — sabacthini

Lexicon: sabacthini – sacrificial

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sabacthini, n. [Aramaic sabachthani, thou hast forsaken me.]

Cry of despair; expression of incomprehensible agony; question that Christ asked when he was suffering on the cross; one of the exclamations of Jesus during the crucifixion (see Matthew 27:46, Mark 15:34).

Sabbath, proper n. [L. < Heb. shabbāt, rest.]

Holy day; day of rest; Saturday in the Jewish week; Sunday in the Christian week; one weekday of seven set aside for worship.

sable, adj. [Fr. poss. the animal's fur.]

Black; dark; [fig.] melancholy; pensive; bittersweet; contemplative; nostalgic.

sabre (-s), n. [Fr. < Gr. sable.]

Weapon; long blade; cavalry sword; [fig.] ray; beam of light; narrow band of clouds at dusk.

sackcloth, n. [OE < L. sac-cus, bag, sack, sackcloth; see also cloth, n.]

Coarse material; rough fabric; clothing worn while mourning.

sacrament, n. [Fr. < L. 'oath, consecrate, set apart religiously, secure by a religious sanction, holy, dedicated'.]

Sacred symbol; outward sign; visible token; indication of inward spiritual grace.
Communion; Eucharist; Lord's supper; the supper of the Lamb; meal of broken bread and wine symbolizing the body and blood of Jesus; [fig.] charity; service to others; a life of good deeds; the feast of love (see Gk caritas); [Webster 1844] “The eucharist or communion of the Lord's supper, is also a sacrament, for by commemorating the death and dying love of Christ, Christians avow their special relation to him.”
Prayer; holiness; promise; covenant; [fig.] betrothal; engagement; relationship.

sacramental, adj. [Fr.]

The Lord's Supper; symbolic of a covenant.

sacred, adj. [Fr. < L. sacre, to sanctify + -ed, ppl.; see sanctify, v.]

Holy; pertaining to God and His worship.
Reverent; respected; venerable.
Consecrated; set apart; [fig.] predestined.

sacrifice, n. [Fr. < L., see sacred, adj.]

Destruction; surrender; suffering; loss for the sake of obtaining something.
Suffering; giving up; going without; working for the sake of someone else's happiness; proof of love and devotion.

sacrificial, adj. [see sacrifice, n.]