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uhrata hekatombi — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • hecatomb noun A great public sacrifice to the gods, originally of a hundred oxen; also, a great number of animals reserved for such a sacrifice.

Senses

uhrata hekatombi is used for these senses in English:

  • hecatomb (transitive) To provide (someone or something) with a hecatomb.

hecatomb — full definition

  1. noun A great public sacrifice to the gods, originally of a hundred oxen; also, a great number of animals reserved for such a sacrifice.
  2. noun A great public sacrifice in other religions; also, a great number of animals or people reserved for such a sacrifice.
  3. noun A great number of animals, people, or things that are sacrificed or destroyed; any great sacrifice; also (generally), a large amount.
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