'Hecatomb' definitions:
Definition of 'hecatomb'
From: WordNet
noun
A great sacrifice; an ancient Greek or Roman sacrifice of 100 oxen
Definition of 'Hecatomb'
From: GCIDE
- Hecatomb \Hec"a*tomb\, n. [L. hecatombe, Gr. ?; ? hundred + ? ox: cf. F. h['e]catombe.] (Antiq.) A sacrifice of a hundred oxen or cattle at the same time; hence, the sacrifice or slaughter of any large number of victims. [1913 Webster]
- Slaughtered hecatombs around them bleed. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
- More than a human hecatomb. --Byron. [1913 Webster]