Hecatomb

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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