From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishholocausthol‧o‧caust /ˈhɒləkɔːst $ ˈhɑːləkɒːst/ noun [countable]1DISASTERa situation in which there is great destruction and a lot of people die
a nuclear holocaust2 →the HolocaustOriginholocaust(1200-1300)Old Frenchholocauste, from Greekholokaustos“burnt whole”, from holos“whole” + kaiein“to burn”
