Sanakirja
Tekoälykääntäjä
| Käännös | |
|---|---|
| Substantiivit | |
| 1. | hecatombē {f} |
Määritelmät
Substantiivit
- (historical) In ancient Greece or Rome, a great feast and public sacrifice to the gods, originally of a hundred oxen.
- Any great sacrifice; a great number of people, animals or things, especially as sacrificed or destroyed; a large amount.
Esimerkit
- In Conquest's opinion, the visceral reaction to Nazism entails a verdict that it was morally worse than Stalinism, even if its eventual hecatomb was a less colossal one.
- During the royal hunt, the Shang killed wild beasts with reckless abandon, and consumed hecatombs of domestic animals at a bin banquet or a funeral.
Taivutusmuodot
| Monikko | hecatombs |