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hecatomb

 

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Noun hecatomb has 1 sense
  1. hecatomb - a great sacrifice; an ancient Greek or Roman sacrifice of 100 oxen
    --1 is a kind of
    sacrifice, ritual killing

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Hecatomb

Description:

In Greek and Roman sacrifice, a hecatomb refers to the killing or the offering of one hundred cattle or oxen to the gods. It is often used metaphorically to describe a large-scale sacrifice or loss.

Examples:

Noun: The ancient Greeks and Romans conducted hecatombs to please their deities.

Noun: The sudden wave of casualties in the war was perceived as a hecatomb.

Adjective: The town's hecatomb festival attracted thousands of visitors each year.

Adjective: The family mourned the hecatomb loss of their home in the devastating fire.

Verb: The villagers hecatombed a bull as part of their annual ritual.

Verb: The government decided to hecatomb large sections of the forest to make way for development.

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