Definition of holocaust Holocaust
/hɑˈlʌkɔˌst/ - [halukost] - hol•o•caust
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What does holocaust mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: holocausts |
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| holocaust - an act of mass destruction and loss of life (especially in war or by fire); "a nuclear holocaust" | ||
| holocaust - the mass murder of Jews under the German Nazi regime from 1941 until 1945 | ||
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- holocaust (Noun)
A sacrifice to a god that is completely burned to ashes. - holocaust (Noun)
The annihilation or near-annihilation of a group of animals or people, whether by natural or deliberate agency. - holocaust (Noun)
The state-sponsored mass murder of an ethnic group. In particular, the Holocaust which see.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- holocaust (n.)
A burnt sacrifice; an offering, the whole of which was consumed by fire, among the Jews and some pagan nations. - holocaust (n.)
Sacrifice or loss of many lives, as by the burning of a theater or a ship. [An extended use not authorized by careful writers.]
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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holocaust
A sacrifice to a god where the offering is completely burned to ashes.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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holocaust
hol′o-kawst, n. a burnt sacrifice, in which the whole of the victim was consumed. [L.,—Gr. holokauston—holos, whole, kaustos, burnt.]
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The word holocaust means "complete destruction by fire". The ancient Greeks killed animals for their gods. This was called sacrifice. They believed some of the gods wanted every part of their sacrifices burnt, not just one part. This was a holocaust.
Now, the word holocaust means "the intentional killing of a large number of people."
World War II.
When the word "Holocaust" is spelled with a capital 'h', it usually means The "Holocaust" during World War II, when the Nazis killed millions of Jewish, Slavic, and Roma people in concentration camps. See also the article "The Holocaust".
Other holocausts.
There have been many holocausts through history. Some people see the killing of people from ethnic groups in Bosnia, which was called ethnic cleansing, and the killing of large numbers of Aborigines in Australia by settlers as holocausts. Others also call the mass killing of Native Americans by invading European forces a holocaust. The killings of millions of Africans during captivity or slavery is considered by African-American people and others as "The Black Holocaust."
The Genocide in Guatemala was similar to the World War II holocaust. Genocide is the deliberate and systematic killing of a national, racial, political, or cultural group. In Guatemala, the army and its paramilitary forces attacked many Guatemalan villages and murdered the people and destroyed the buildings. ["citation needed"]
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🔤- holocaust, noun, singular of holocausts.
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