Hecatomb — Defs

01 n. A sacrifice of a hundred oxen or cattle at the same time; hence, the sacrifice or slaughter of any large number of victims.

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A sacrifice of a hundred oxen or cattle at the same time; hence, the sacrifice or slaughter of any large number of victims.(Antiq.)
“Slaughtered hecatombs around them bleed.” — Addison.

“More than a human hecatomb.” — Byron.