'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]