mactation
noun
mac·ta·tion
\makˈtāshən\
Definition of mactation
-s
: an act of killing; especially : the ritual slaughter of a sacrificial victim
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Origin and Etymology of mactation
Late Latin mactation-, mactatio, from Latin mactatus (past participle of mactare to honor, sacrifice, slay, slaughter, from mactus worshiped, honored) + -ion-, -io -ion
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