holocausto.
holocaust (among the ancient Hebrews, a sacrifice in which the victim was completely consumed by fire)
Meaning & usage
holocaust (among the ancient Hebrews, a sacrifice in which the victim was completely consumed by fire)
holocaust (among the ancient Hebrews, a sacrifice in which the victim was completely consumed by fire) holocaust (victim offered in this sacrifice)
massacre, slaughter (killing of a large number of human beings)
sacrifice; atonement
abdication of one's own will to satisfy someone else's
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese holocausto, a learned borrowing from Latin holocaustum, borrowed from Ancient Greek ὁλόκαυστον (holókauston), from ὁλόκαυστος (holókaustos), from ὅλος (hólos, “whole”) + καυστός (kaustós, “burnt”).
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