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From the Related Link below: ; holocaust : c.1250, "sacrifice by fire, burnt offering," from Gk. holokauston,neut. of holokaustos "burned whole," from holos"whole" (see safe (adj.)) + kaustos, verbal adj. of kaiein "to burn." Originally a Bible word for "burnt offerings," given wider sense of "massacre, destruction of a large number of persons" from 1833. The Holocaust "Nazi genocide of European Jews in World War II," first recorded 1957, earlier known in Heb. as Shoah "catastrophe." The word itself was used in Eng. in ref. to Hitler's Jewish policies from 1942, but not as a proper name for them. "Auschwitz makes all too clear the principle that the human psyche can create meaning out of anything." [Robert Jay Lifton, "The Nazi Doctors"]
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∙ 15y agoThe word Holocaust comes from Greek, where it originally meant 'burnt whole' and was also used for a 'burnt offering (sacrifice)'.
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∙ 12y agosacrificed by fire
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∙ 14y agoSacrifice by fire
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From what language is the word Holocaust?
The word 'Holocaust' comes from Ancient Greek. The word means "Sacrifice by Fire. Many Jews died from the holocaust.
What name is given to the Nazi massacre of over 6 million Jews?
The Holocaust
Why did the Jews choose the word Holocaust?
The choice of the word holocaust was not specifically Jewish. In fact many Jews prefer the Hebrew word Shoah(catastrophe) because holocaust can have religious implications.
What is a Holocaust word that starts with D?
A common word from the holocaust that starts with 'D' is "Death'' or "Die". Jews died in the holocaust because of the Nazis. The holocaust was World War 2.
How would a Jew describe the holocaust?
The word used by Jews for the Holocaust is "The Shoah" which means "calamity" in Hebrew.
From what language is the word Holocaust?
The word 'Holocaust' comes from Ancient Greek. The word means "Sacrifice by Fire. Many Jews died from the holocaust.
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How was Auschwitz significant?
It became the word to describe the Holocaust (before the word Holocaust).
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What is a question about the Holocaust using the word how?
How did the Holocaust evolve.
What name is given to the Nazi massacre of over 6 million Jews?
The Holocaust
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Can you Define define?
the meaning of a word
A sentence with define in it?
I will define this word so that you will know what the word means.
Why did the Jews choose the word Holocaust?
The choice of the word holocaust was not specifically Jewish. In fact many Jews prefer the Hebrew word Shoah(catastrophe) because holocaust can have religious implications.
Define define without using the word define?
It explains the meaning of something. To define: To describe or outline the functional characteristics of a word or object.
How do you put the word Holocaust in a sentence?
A holocaust can also be called genocide.
