HECATOMB

Source: 566, 567

hecatomb. Hecatomb, n. a sacrifice of an hundred oxen

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Hec″a‐tomb (?), n. [[L. hecatombe, Gr. �; � hundred + � ox: cf. F. hécatombe.]] (Antiq.) A sacrifice of a hundred oxen or cattle at the same time; hence, the sacrifice or slaughter of any large number of victims. Slaughtered hecatombs around them bleed. Addison. More than a human hecatomb. Byron.