holocausto

Senso (Inglese)

1. (masculine) holocaust (among the ancient Hebrews, a sacrifice in which the victim was completely consumed by fire)
2. (masculine) holocaust (among the ancient Hebrews, a sacrifice in which the victim was completely consumed by fire)
3. (masculine) massacre, slaughter (killing of a large number of human beings)
4. (figuratively, masculine) sacrifice; atonement
5. (figuratively, masculine) abdication of one's own will to satisfy someone else's

sinonimi

genocídio

extermínio

Traduzioni

holocaust

holocauste

holocausto

Massenvernichtung

Holocaust

Holokaustum

Ausmerzung

Massentötung

Gruppenmord

Ganzopfer

Vollbrandopfer

هامکشت

γενοκτονία

ολοκαύτωμα

εξολόθρευση

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/o.loˈkaws.tu/

Etimologia (Inglese)

From Ancient Greek ὁλόκαυστος (holókaustos), through Latin holocaustum.