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Noun: hecatomb  'he-ku,towm
  1. A great sacrifice; an ancient Greek or Roman sacrifice of 100 oxen

Derived forms: hecatombs

Type of: ritual killing, sacrifice

Encyclopedia: Hecatomb

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