Hecatomb
Pronunciation : Hec"a*tomb
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. hecatombe, Gr. h?catombe.] (Antiq.)
Definition : Defn: 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 bleed. Addison. More than a human hecatomb. Byron.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913