HyperDic: hecatomb

English > 1 sense of the word hecatomb:
NOUNacthecatomba great sacrifice
English > hecatomb: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningA great sacrifice; an ancient Greek or Roman sacrifice of 100 oxen.
Broadersacrifice, ritual killingThe act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity
Spanishhecatombe
Catalanhecatombe

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