Definitions for Holocaust
?h?l ??k?st, ?ho? l?-Holo·caust

Princeton's WordNet(4.42 / 17 votes)Rate this definition:

1. holocaust(noun)

   an act of mass destruction and loss of life (especially in war or by fire)

   "a nuclear holocaust"

2. Holocaust, final solution(noun)

   the mass murder of Jews under the German Nazi regime from 1941 until 1945

GCIDE(4.38 / 21 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Holocaust(n.)

   Specifically: 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.

   Etymology: [L. holocaustum, Gr. , neut. of , , burnt whole; "o`los whole + kaysto`s burnt, fr. kai`ein to burn (cf. Caustic): cf. F. holocauste.]

Wiktionary(3.43 / 7 votes)Rate this definition:

1. holocaust(Noun)

   A sacrifice to a god that is completely burned to ashes.

   Etymology: From holocauste, from holocaustum, from the neuter form of ?λ?καυστο?, from ?λο? + κα?στο?, from κα?ω

2. holocaust(Noun)

   The annihilation or near-annihilation of a group of animals or people, whether by natural or deliberate agency (e.g., u201Cnuclear holocaustu201D)

   Etymology: From holocauste, from holocaustum, from the neuter form of ?λ?καυστο?, from ?λο? + κα?στο?, from κα?ω

3. holocaust(Noun)

   The state-sponsored mass murder of an ethnic group. In particular (and often with an initial capital) the u201CFinal Solutionu201D, a euphemism used by the Nazis to describe the mass killing of Jews and others either in camps equipped with industrial gassing and crematorium equipment or by more conventional means.

   Etymology: From holocauste, from holocaustum, from the neuter form of ?λ?καυστο?, from ?λο? + κα?στο?, from κα?ω

4. Holocaust(ProperNoun)

   The mass murder of Jews and other groups by the Nazi regime during World War II.

   Etymology: From holocauste, from holocaustum, from the neuter form of ?λ?καυστο?, from ?λο? + κα?στο?, from κα?ω

Webster Dictionary(3.00 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Holocaust(noun)

   a burnt sacrifice; an offering, the whole of which was consumed by fire, among the Jews and some pagan nations

   Etymology: [L. holocaustum, Gr. , neut. of , , burnt whole; "o`los whole + kaysto`s burnt, fr. kai`ein to burn (cf. Caustic): cf. F. holocauste.]

2. Holocaust(noun)

   sacrifice or loss of many lives, as by the burning of a theater or a ship. [An extended use not authorized by careful writers.]

   Etymology: [L. holocaustum, Gr. , neut. of , , burnt whole; "o`los whole + kaysto`s burnt, fr. kai`ein to burn (cf. Caustic): cf. F. holocauste.]

Freebase(3.33 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Holocaust

   Holocaust is an American television miniseries broadcast in four parts in 1978 on the NBC television network. The series tells the story of the Holocaust from the perspective of the Weiss family of German Jews and that of a rising member of the SS, who gradually becomes a merciless war criminal. Holocaust highlighted numerous important events which occurred up to and during World War II, such as Kristallnacht, the creation of Jewish ghettos and later, the use of gas chambers. Although the miniseries won several awards and received critical acclaim, it was criticized by some, including noted Holocaust survivor and author Elie Wiesel, who described it as "untrue and offensive."

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Holocaust

   hol′o-kawst, n. a burnt sacrifice, in which the whole of the victim was consumed. [L.,—Gr. holokauston—holos, whole, kaustos, burnt.]

U.S. National Library of Medicine(3.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Holocaust

   A massive slaughter, especially the systematic mass extermination of European Jews in Nazi concentration camps prior to and during World War II.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Holocaust in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Holocaust in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Holocaust in a Sentence

1. Olivia Marks-Woldman:

   Although the symbolic significance of the funeral is clear, particularly for so many survivors of the Holocaust who were not able to hold funerals for their own relatives, we must not forget that these remains are of six individuals, who lived distinct and unique lives.

2. Richard Holzer:

   I wish the Holocaust really did happen ... they need to die.

3. Joanna Schroeder:

   I know my kids understand Hitler, but as I scrolled through his [ social media ] I saw more memes that joked about the Holocaust and joked about slavery.

4. Hannah Pik-Goslar:

   I'm happy that people hear about the Holocaust. I don't care how they know. Through Anne, lots of people learn about what the Germans did to the Jewish people.

5. Howard Hochhauser:

   This collection will help people learn more about the magnitude of the Holocaust, those who lived through it and those who perished as a result of it.

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