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TheHalfChubPrince246 karma

A Holocaust and The Holocaust aren't the same thing. The word "Holocaust" originated in the 13th century.

hol·o·caust (hl-kôst, hl-) n.

  1. Great destruction resulting in the extensive loss of life, especially by fire.

2. a. Holocaust The genocide of European Jews and others by the Nazis during World War II: "Israel emerged from the Holocaust and is defined in relation to that catastrophe" (Emanuel Litvinoff).

b. A massive slaughter: "an important document in the so-far sketchy annals of the Cambodian holocaust" (Rod Nordland).

  1. A sacrificial offering that is consumed entirely by flames.