Definition of hecatomb Hecatomb
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- hecatomb (Noun)
In ancient Greece or Rome, a great feast and public sacrifice to the gods, originally of a hundred oxen. - hecatomb (Noun)
Any great sacrifice; a great number of people, animals or things, especially as sacrificed or destroyed; a large amount.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- hecatomb (n.)
A sacrifice of a hundred oxen or cattle at the same time; hence, the sacrifice or slaughter of any large number of victims.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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hecatomb
hek′a-tom, n. among the Greeks and Romans, a sacrifice of a hundred oxen: a great public sacrifice: any large number of victims. [Gr. hekatombē—hekaton, a hundred, bous, an ox.]
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🔤- hecatomb, noun, singular of hecatombs.
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