holocaust

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for holocaust

holocaust 🔊 /hɑˈlʌkɔˌst/

holocaust : ගිනිජාලාව

holocaust : සර්වදාහ්‍ය පූජාව

holocaust : අග්නිහෝමය

holocaust : සමූලඝාතනය

holocaust definition

Noun.

  1. A burnt sacrifice; an offering, the whole of which was consumed by fire, among the Jews and some pagan nations.
  2. Sacrifice or loss of many lives, as by the burning of a theater or a ship. [An extended use not authorized by careful writers.]