Bible Dictionaries
Decimation
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) A tithing.
(2):
(n.) A selection of every tenth person by lot, as for punishment.
(3):
(n.) The destruction of any large proportion, as of people by pestilence or war.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Decimation'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/d/decimation.html. 1828.