hecatomb

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. (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.
2. (broadly, historical) A great public sacrifice in other religions; also, a great number of animals or people reserved for such a sacrifice.
3. (figuratively, literary, poetic) A great number of animals, people, or things that are sacrificed or destroyed; any great sacrifice; also (generally), a large amount.

Verb

To provide (someone or something) with a hecatomb.

Concepts

hécatombe

catastrophe

catastrophe naturelle

calamité

tragédie

tragedie

désastre

Synonymes

accident

buskin

calamity

catastrophe

disaster

immolation

misery

misfortune

natural disaster

tragedy

Traductions

ecatombe

hecatombe

Hekatombe

εκατόμβη

hecatombe

فاجعة

بلأ

مأساة

tragèdia

calamitat

مصيبة

Kalamität

Kataklysmus

catàstrofe

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈhɛkətuːm/

Étymologie (Anglais)

The noun is a learned borrowing from Latin hecatombē (“great sacrifice of a hundred oxen, hecatomb”), from Ancient Greek ἑκατόμβη (hekatómbē, “great sacrifice of a hundred oxen, hecatomb; any animal sacrifice or large sacrifice”, from ἑκᾰτόν (hekătón, “hundred”) + βοῦς (boûs, “cattle, cow, ox”)).
The verb is derived from the noun.