Definitions for hecatomb
ˈhɛk əˌtoʊm, -ˌtumhecatomb

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hecatombnoun

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hecatombnoun

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

2. hecatombnoun

   Any great sacrifice; a great number of people, animals or things, especially as sacrificed or destroyed; a large amount.

3. Etymology: From hecatombe, from ἑκατόμβη, from ἑκατόν + βοῦς.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hecatombnoun

   A sacrifice of an hundred cattle.

   Etymology: hecatombe, French; ἐϰατόμβη.

   In rich mens homes
   I bid kill some beasts, but no hecatombs;
   None starve, none surfeit so. John Donne.

   One of these three is a whole hecatomb,
   And therefore only one of them shall die. Dryden.

   Her triumphant sons in war succeed,
   And slaughter’d hecatombs around ’em bleed. Addison.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hecatomb

   In ancient Greece, a hecatomb (UK: ; US: ; Ancient Greek: ἑκατόμβη hekatómbē) was a sacrifice of 100 cattle (hekaton = one hundred, bous = bull) to the Greek gods. In practice, as few as 12 could make up a hecatomb.Although originally the sacrifice of a hundred oxen in the religious ceremonies of the Greeks and Romans; later "hecatomb" came to describe a large number of any kind of animals devoted for sacrifice. Figuratively, "hecatomb" is used to describe the sacrifice or destruction by fire, tempest, disease or the sword of any large number of persons or animals; and also of the wholesale destruction of inanimate objects, and even of mental and moral attributes.

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1. hecatomb

   A hecatomb is an ancient Greek and Roman ritual that involved the sacrifice of a hundred oxen or cattle, usually in offerings to the gods. It can also refer in a more general sense to the mass destruction or sacrifice of any sort.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hecatombnoun

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

2. Etymology: [L. hecatombe, Gr. ; hundred + ox: cf. F. hcatombe.]

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1. Hecatomb

   In Ancient Greece, a hecatomb was a sacrifice to the gods of 100 cattle. Hecatombs were offered to Greek gods Apollo, Athena, and Hera, during special religious ceremonies. In the Iliad hecatombs are described formulaically. The following is one instance, from Samuel Butler's translation:

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hecatomb

   hek′a-tom, n. among the Greeks and Romans, a sacrifice of a hundred oxen: a great public sacrifice: any large number of victims. [Gr. hekatombē—hekaton, a hundred, bous, an ox.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of hecatomb in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of hecatomb in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=hecatomb
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hecatomb
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=hecatomb
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hecatomb
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hecatomb
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=hecatomb
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=hecatomb