Holocaust — synonyms, definition

1. holocaust (Noun)

blaze burning carnage combustion conflagration destruction final solution fire flame flare flash inferno killing mass murder massacre pyre shipwreck slaughter

holocaust (Noun) — The mass murder of Jews under the German Nazi regime from 1941 until 1945.

holocaust (Noun) — An act of mass destruction and loss of life (especially in war or by fire). ex. "a nuclear holocaust"

holocaust (Noun) — A religious animal sacrifice that is completely consumed by fire.

destruction devastation genocide race murder racial extermination