Hecatomb definitions

Hecatomb

1) Collectible card game 2) Greek animal sacrifice 3) Large-scale sacrifice of old 4) Mass sacrifice of old 5) Ritual killing 6) Sacrifice
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[card game] Hecatomb was a collectible card game created by Wizards of the Coast. The base set of 144 cards was released on August 18, 2005 at the annual Gen Con Indy. The game is unique in its use of five-sided, stackable cards made of durable plastic as opposed to conventional paper. The original concept for the game is credited to Paul B...
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hecatomb

large sacrifice or slaughter; killing of one hundred animals or people
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Hecatomb

• (n.) A sacrifice of a hundred oxen or cattle at the same time; hence, the sacrifice or slaughter of any large number of victims.
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hecatomb

In ancient Greece, a large-scale public sacrifice, originally of 100 oxen. ...
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Hecatomb

Hec'a·tomb noun [ Latin hecatombe , Greek ...; ... hundred + ... ox: confer French hécatombe .] (Antiq.) A sacrifice of a hundred oxen or cattle at the same time; hence, the sacrifice or slaughter of any large number of victims. « Slaughtered hecatombs around them bl...
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Hecatomb

Hecatomb was an ancient sacrifice of a hundred oxen, particularly observed by the Lacedaemonians when they possessed a hundred cities. The sacrifice was subsequently reduced to twenty-three oxen and goats and lambs were substituted.
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Hecatomb

In ancient Greece a hecatomb was literally a sacrifice of a hundred oxen, but the term is applied generally to the sacrifice of any large number. It was necessary that the victims should be without blemish. Only parts such as the thighs, legs, or hide were burned, the rest furnishing the festive meal at the close of the sacrifice.
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