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hec·a·tomb H0119400 (hĕk′ə-tōm′)n.1. A large-scale sacrifice or slaughter.2. A sacrifice to the ancient Greek or Roman gods consisting originally of 100 oxen or cattle.
[Latin hecatombē, from Greek hekatombē : hekaton, hundred; see dekm̥ in Indo-European roots + -bē, oxen; see gwou- in Indo-European roots.]hecatomb (ˈhɛkəˌtəʊm; -ˌtuːm) n1. (Historical Terms) (in ancient Greece or Rome) any great public sacrifice and feast, originally one in which 100 oxen were sacrificed2. a great sacrifice[C16: from Latin hecatombē, from Greek hekatombē, from hekaton hundred + bous ox]hec•a•tomb (ˈhɛk əˌtoʊm, -ˌtum)
n. 1. (in ancient Greece and Rome) a public sacrifice of 100 oxen to the gods. 2. any great slaughter. [1585–95; < Latin hecatombē < Greek hekatómbē <*hekatombwā=hékaton one hundred + *-bwā, derivative of boûs ox (see cow1)] hecatomb1. a sacrifice of one hundred oxen at one time, as in ancient Greece.
2. any slaughter on a large scale; a massacre.See also: KillingThesaurus| Noun | 1. | hecatomb - a great sacrifice; an ancient Greek or Roman sacrifice of 100 oxenritual killing, sacrifice - the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity |
hecatombnounOne or more living creatures slain and offered to a deity as part of a religious rite:immolation, offering, sacrifice, victim.TranslationsHecatombenUK
Hecatomb an ancient Greek sacrifice, originally consisting of 100 oxen; later “hecatomb” came to mean any major public sacrifice. Hecatombs were offered in Athens during the most important holiday, Panathenaea, which was celebrated during the month of Hekatombaion (late July and early August). In the figurative sense, the term “hecatomb” denotes the many victims of war, terror, an epidemic, and the like. hecatombenUK
Synonyms for hecatombnoun one or more living creatures slain and offered to a deity as part of a religious riteSynonyms- immolation
- offering
- sacrifice
- victim
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