English Explanatory Dictionary

mactation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of killing a victim for sacrifice.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

mactation mactations

Etymology

From Latin mactātiō, from mactō (“to sacrifice, slaughter”).

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