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Latin
Noun
holocaustō
- dative/ablative singular of holocaustum
Portuguese
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὁλόκαυστος (holókaustos), through Latin holocaustum.
Pronunciation
Noun
holocausto m (plural holocaustos)
- (religion) holocaust (among the ancient Hebrews, a sacrifice in which the victim was completely consumed by fire)
- (religion) holocaust (victim offered in this sacrifice)
- massacre, slaughter (killing of a large number of human beings)
- (figuratively) sacrifice; atonement
- (figuratively) abdication of one's own will to satisfy someone else's (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin holocaustum, from Ancient Greek ὁλόκαυστος (holókaustos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oloˈkausto/
- Rhymes: -austo
- Syllabification: ho‧lo‧caus‧to
Noun
holocausto m (plural holocaustos)
- holocaust
- (archaic, biblical) burnt offering
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