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mactation

mactation noun: the act of killing a victim for sacrifice.

Noun

mactation (countable and uncountable, plural mactations)

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

mactation meaning in Urdu

mactation in Urdu

بھینٹ, قربانی

Forms of mactation

pluralmactations

Origin of mactation

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

Questions about mactation

What does mactation mean?
Mactation means the act of killing a victim for sacrifice.
What is mactation in Urdu?
Mactation in Urdu is بھینٹ, قربانی. See Mactation meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is mactation?
Mactation is a noun.
What is the plural of mactation?
The plural of mactation is mactations.

Words near mactation in the dictionary

  1. Mactards
  2. mactate
  3. mactated
  4. mactates
  5. mactating
  6. mactation
  7. mactations
  8. mactators
  9. MacTavish
  10. MACTE
  11. Mactel

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