n. [ L. hecatombe, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; hundred + &unr_; ox: cf. F. 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
Slaughtered hecatombs around them bleed. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
More than a human hecatomb. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]