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Great destruction resulting in the extensive loss of life, especially by fire.
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The genocide of European Jews and other groups by the Nazis during World War II.
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A massive slaughter.
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A sacrificial offering that is consumed entirely by flames.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
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A sacrifice or offering entirely consumed by fire, in use among the Jews and some pagan nations.
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Figuratively, a great slaughter or sacrifice of life, as by fire or other accident, or in battle.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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A burnt sacrifice; an offering, the whole of which was consumed by fire, among the Jews and some pagan nations.
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Sacrifice or loss of many lives, as by the burning of a theater or a ship.
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The mass killing of millions of Jews by the Nazis during the period from 1933 to 1945 in Germany and German-occupied lands; usually referred to as The Holocaust. In Hebrew, the same event is referred to by the word Shoah.
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A sacrifice to a god that is completely burned to ashes.
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The annihilation or near-annihilation of a group of animals or people, whether by natural or deliberate agency.
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The state-sponsored mass murder of an ethnic group. In particular, the Holocaust (which see).
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
an act of mass destruction and loss of life (especially in war or by fire)
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the mass murder of Jews under the German Nazi regime from 1941 until 1945
Word Usage
"Many linguists believe that the word holocaust, which is a Greek word -- holo means all and caust meaning "to burn to ashes", was originally coined to refer to a criminal incident in ancient Yemen committed by Jews who burnt alive a large group of chained and handcuffed men, women and children for their adherence to teachings the Jesus Christ (PBUH)."