hecatomb

Definition of Hecatomb in English :

1. hecatomb

a great sacrifice; an ancient Greek or Roman sacrifice of 100 oxen

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Hecatomb

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

noun

1.

in ancient Greece, any great sacrifice to the gods; specif., the slaughter of 100 cattle at one time

2.

any large-scale sacrifice or slaughter

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.