Definition of Hecatomb
Hec´a`tomb
n.
1.
(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.
Related Words
ritual
killing
,
sacrifice
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