εκατόμβη — meaning in English

English meaning

• carnage noun Widespread death and destruction, especially from violence or disaster.
• 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

εκατόμβη is used for these senses in English:

• carnage Death and destruction.
• hecatomb (Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, historical) A great public sacrifice to the gods, originally of a hundred oxen; also, a great number of animals reserved for such a sacrifice.

carnage — full definition

1. noun Widespread death and destruction, especially from violence or disaster.
2. noun An overwhelming, one-sided defeat, especially in sport.

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.

Related Greek words