Holocaust Definition

hŏlə-kôst, hōlə-
noun
A great or total destruction of life, specif. by fire.
Nuclear holocaust.
Webster's New World
The genocide of European Jews and other groups by the Nazis during World War II.
American Heritage
An offering the whole of which is burned; burnt offering.
Webster's New World
A massive slaughter.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Holocaust

Noun

Singular:
holocaust
Plural:
holocausts

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Holocaust

  • the Holocaust

Origin of Holocaust

  • Middle English burnt offering from Old French holocauste from Latin holocaustum from Greek holokauston from neuter of holokaustos burnt whole holo- holo- kaustos burnt (from kaiein to burn)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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