holocaust

[ hol-uh-kawst, hoh-luh- ]

/ ˈhɒl əˌkɔst, ˈhoʊ lə- /

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noun

a great or complete devastation or destruction, especially by fire.

a sacrifice completely consumed by fire; burnt offering.

Usually the Holocaust . the systematic mass slaughter of European Jews in Nazi concentration camps during World War II.

any mass slaughter or reckless destruction of life.

Origin of holocaust

First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English, from Late Latin holocaustum (Vulgate), from Greek holókauston (Septuagint), neuter of holókaustos “burnt whole”; see holo-, caustic

SYNONYMS FOR holocaust

1 inferno, conflagration, ruin, havoc, ravage.

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OTHER WORDS FROM holocaust

hol·o·caus·tal, adjectivehol·o·caus·tic, adjective

Words nearby holocaust

holo-, holobenthic, holoblastic, Holocaine, holocarpic, holocaust, Holocene, holocord, holocrine, holocrine gland, holocrystalline

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Example sentences from the Web for holocaust

Several of them disputed the figure of six million Jewish deaths in the Holocaust.
The Louisiana Racists Who Courted Steve Scalise|Jason Berry|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
However, Brunner was not the only perpetrator of the Holocaust mooching around the streets of the Syrian capital.
Hitler’s Henchmen in Arabia|Guy Walters|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That word “denialism” is particularly profane, with its unsubtle invocation of the Holocaust.
Why It Was Right to Question Rolling Stone’s U-VA Rape Story|Michael Moynihan|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Belzberg had grown up learning about WWII and visiting Holocaust museums since she was a young girl.
The Man Who Invented the Word ‘Genocide’|Nina Strochlic|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In a candid interview, she compares the brutality of life in North Korea to the Holocaust.
How ‘Titanic ’Helped This Brave Young Woman Escape North Korea’s Totalitarian State|Lizzie Crocker|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And Abraham said: God will provide himself a victim for an holocaust, my son.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
He thought apparently that this holocaust shed some lustre on these unfortunate princes, for he accorded to them a State funeral.
The Turkish Empire, its Growth and Decay|Lord Eversley
I gripped my head with both hands, and, for the hundredth time, sought the truth that lay buried in the holocaust of the nations….
The Blower of Bubbles|Arthur Beverley Baxter
But the holocaust to strategy resulted in humiliating the North and in heaping glory on the Southern leaders.
Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862|Adam Gurowski
One of that now hated race would figure herein at his own holocaust.
A Veldt Official|Bertram Mitford

British Dictionary definitions for holocaust

holocaust

/ (ˈhɒləˌkɔːst) /

noun

great destruction or loss of life or the source of such destruction, esp fire

Also called: the Churban, the Shoah (usually capital) the mass murder of Jews and members of many other ethnic, social, and political groups in continental Europe between 1940 and 1945 by the Nazi regime

a rare word for burnt offering

Derived forms of holocaust

holocaustal or holocaustic, adjective

Word Origin for holocaust

C13: from Late Latin holocaustum whole burnt offering, from Greek holokauston, from holo- + kaustos, from kaiein to burn

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for holocaust

Holocaust

[ (hol-uh-kawst, hoh-luh-kawst) ]

The killing of some six million Jews (see also Jews) by the Nazis during World War II. To the Nazis, the Holocaust was the “Final Solution” to the “Jewish problem,” and would help them establish a pure German master race. Much of the killing took place in concentration camps, such as Auschwitz and Dachau. (See Adolf Eichmann and Heinrich Himmler.)

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释义	holocaust [ hol-uh-kawst, hoh-luh- ] / ˈhɒl əˌkɔst, ˈhoʊ lə- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR holocaust ON THESAURUS.COM noun a great or complete devastation or destruction, especially by fire. a sacrifice completely consumed by fire; burnt offering. Usually the Holocaust . the systematic mass slaughter of European Jews in Nazi concentration camps during World War II. any mass slaughter or reckless destruction of life. Origin of holocaust First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English, from Late Latin holocaustum (Vulgate), from Greek holókauston (Septuagint), neuter of holókaustos “burnt whole”; see holo-, caustic SYNONYMS FOR holocaust 1 inferno, conflagration, ruin, havoc, ravage. SEE SYNONYMS FOR holocaust ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM holocaust hol·o·caus·tal, adjectivehol·o·caus·tic, adjective Words nearby holocaust holo-, holobenthic, holoblastic, Holocaine, holocarpic, holocaust, Holocene, holocord, holocrine, holocrine gland, holocrystalline Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for holocaust Several of them disputed the figure of six million Jewish deaths in the Holocaust. The Louisiana Racists Who Courted Steve Scalise\|Jason Berry\|January 3, 2015\|DAILY BEAST However, Brunner was not the only perpetrator of the Holocaust mooching around the streets of the Syrian capital. Hitler’s Henchmen in Arabia\|Guy Walters\|December 7, 2014\|DAILY BEAST That word “denialism” is particularly profane, with its unsubtle invocation of the Holocaust. Why It Was Right to Question Rolling Stone’s U-VA Rape Story\|Michael Moynihan\|December 5, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Belzberg had grown up learning about WWII and visiting Holocaust museums since she was a young girl. The Man Who Invented the Word ‘Genocide’\|Nina Strochlic\|November 19, 2014\|DAILY BEAST In a candid interview, she compares the brutality of life in North Korea to the Holocaust. How ‘Titanic ’Helped This Brave Young Woman Escape North Korea’s Totalitarian State\|Lizzie Crocker\|October 31, 2014\|DAILY BEAST And Abraham said: God will provide himself a victim for an holocaust, my son. The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version\|Various He thought apparently that this holocaust shed some lustre on these unfortunate princes, for he accorded to them a State funeral. The Turkish Empire, its Growth and Decay\|Lord Eversley I gripped my head with both hands, and, for the hundredth time, sought the truth that lay buried in the holocaust of the nations…. The Blower of Bubbles\|Arthur Beverley Baxter But the holocaust to strategy resulted in humiliating the North and in heaping glory on the Southern leaders. Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862\|Adam Gurowski One of that now hated race would figure herein at his own holocaust. A Veldt Official\|Bertram Mitford British Dictionary definitions for holocaust holocaust / (ˈhɒləˌkɔːst) / noun great destruction or loss of life or the source of such destruction, esp fire Also called: the Churban, the Shoah (usually capital) the mass murder of Jews and members of many other ethnic, social, and political groups in continental Europe between 1940 and 1945 by the Nazi regime a rare word for burnt offering Derived forms of holocaust holocaustal or holocaustic, adjective Word Origin for holocaust C13: from Late Latin holocaustum whole burnt offering, from Greek holokauston, from holo- + kaustos, from kaiein to burn Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to holocaust devastation, extermination, catastrophe, massacre, slaughter, genocide, carnage, mass murder, annihilation, inferno, extinction, immolation Cultural definitions for holocaust Holocaust [ (hol-uh-kawst, hoh-luh-kawst) ] The killing of some six million Jews (see also Jews) by the Nazis during World War II. To the Nazis, the Holocaust was the “Final Solution” to the “Jewish problem,” and would help them establish a pure German master race. Much of the killing took place in concentration camps, such as Auschwitz and Dachau. (See Adolf Eichmann and Heinrich Himmler.) The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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