hecatomb
Noun
Meaning
A sacrifice of a hundred oxen or cattle at the same time; hence, the sacrifice or slaughter of any large number of victims.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
holocaust
century
butchery
hundred
killing
murder
offering
sacrifice
gross
massacre
slaughter
devastation
annihilation
bloodshed
havoc
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Blinded by the Light As the team recovers from Hecatomb attack in Rogue's childhood home, it appears that Mystique and Iceman begin a romantic relationship.
Even as he did so, he saved many lives by containing the explosion of the Conquistador, and, later, the Hecatomb itself.