hecatomb

English - Turkish

Definition of hecatomb in English Turkish dictionary

katliam

eski zamanlarda yüz öküzden ibaret kurban

(isim) yüz hayvan kurban etme adeti, toplu katliam, katliam

{i} toplu katliam

büyük çapta kan dökümü

English - English

Definition of hecatomb in English English dictionary

Hence loosely, any great sacrifice; a great number of people, animals or things; a large amount

In ancient Greece or Rome, a great feast and public sacrifice to the gods, originally of a hundred oxen

{n} a sacrifice of an hundred oxen

A religious sacrifice of 100 animals, or any mass slaughter

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

{i} public sacrifice and banquet in ancient Rome or Greece that involved the mass killing of 100 cattle or oxen; large sacrifice

A sacrifice of a hundred oxen or cattle at the same time; hence, the sacrifice or slaughter of any large number of victims

Hyphenation

he·ca·tomb

Etymology

[ 'he-k&-"tOm ] (noun.) circa 1592. From Latin hecatombē, from Ancient Greek ἑκατόμβη, from ἑκατόν (“hundred”) + βοῦς (“ox”).