"mactation" meaning in All languages combined

See mactation on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: mactations [plural]
Etymology: From Latin mactātiō, from mactō (“I sacrifice, slaughter”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|mactātiō}} Latin mactātiō Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} mactation (countable and uncountable, plural mactations)
  1. (archaic) The act of killing a victim for sacrifice. Tags: archaic, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Death

Inflected forms

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