Etymology

mactation

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Today it means: The act of killing a victim for sacrifice. Full definition →

Latin mactātiō
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  1. Latin · derived frommactātiō
  2. English todaymactation

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

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