holocaust[noun]Synonyms: genocide, annihilation, conflagration, destruction, devastation, massacre
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hol‧o‧caust /ˈhɒləkɔːst $ ˈhɑːləkɒːst/
noun [countable][
Date: 1200-1300;
Language: Old French;
Origin: holocauste, from Greek holokaustos 'burnt whole', from holos 'whole' + kaiein 'to burn']
1. a situation in which there is great destruction and a lot of people die:
a nuclear holocaust [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲