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Hecatomb

Hecatomb Meaning & Definition
Hecatomb Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Hecatomb?

[n] a great sacrifice; an ancient Greek or Roman sacrifice of 100 oxen

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See Also | ritual killing | sacrifice

Hecatomb In Webster's Dictionary

\Hec"a*tomb\, n. [L. hecatombe, Gr. ?; ? hundred + ? ox: cf. F. h['e]catombe.] (Antiq.) A sacrifice of a hundred oxen or cattle at the same time; hence, the sacrifice or slaughter of any large number of victims. Slaughtered hecatombs around them bleed. --Addison. More than a human hecatomb. --Byron.

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