Hecatomb (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. (in ancient Greece and Rome) a public sacrifice of 100 oxen to the gods.
  2. any great slaughter: the hecatombs of modern wars.
noun
  1. (in ancient Greece or Rome) any great public sacrifice and feast, originally one in which 100 oxen were sacrificed
  2. a great sacrifice
Hecatomb (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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