HECATOMB Meaning of HECATOMB in English n. 1 (in ancient Greece or Rome) a great public sacrifice, orig. of 100 oxen. 2 any extensive sacrifice. [ L hecatombe f. Gk hekatombe f. hekaton hundred + bous ox ] Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012