mactation

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Noun

mactation (countable and uncountable; plural mactations)

  1. (obsolete) The act of killing a victim for sacrifice.
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