Holocaust

Holocaust [ HOL-uh'-kawst, HOH-luh'- ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	1. an offering or sacrifice that is completely consumed by fire 2. a massive destruction caused esp. by fire 3. a large-scale slaughter 4. the systematic, large-scale slaughter of the Jews by Nazis during World War II
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The holocaust was predicted by the astrologist.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	The Holocaust was the Nazis' assault on the Jews between 1933 and 1945 in which six million Jews were murdered.