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Holocaust is derived. The word holocaust originally derived from the Greek word holokauston , meaning "a completely ( holos ) burnt ( kaustos ) sacrificial offering", or "a burnt sacrifice offered to God". In Greek and Roman pagan rites, Gods of the earth and underworld received dark animals, which were offered by night and burnt in full. Holocaust was later used to refer to a sacrifice Jews were required to make by the Torah . But since the mid-nineteenth century, the word has been used by a large variety of authors to reference large catastrophes and massacres.1
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A holocaust is a religious animal sacrifice that is completely consumed by fire.The word derives from the Ancient Greek holocaustos ( ὁλόκαυστος = ὁλον [wholly] + καυστος burnt), which is used solely for one of the major forms of sacrifice.When the Tanakh was translated into Greek, the translators used the term for a similar ritual among the Jews.
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Noah burning offerings on an altar to the Lord ( Gerard Hoet , 1728). A holocaust is a religious animal sacrifice that is completely consumed by fire. The word derives from the Ancient Greek holocaustos (ὁλόκαυστος from ὅλος "whole" and καυστός "burnt"), which is used solely for one of the major forms of sacrifice.
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Noah burning offerings on an altar to the Lord ( Gerard Hoet , 1728). A holocaust is a religious animal sacrifice that is completely consumed by fire. The word derives from the Ancient Greek holokaustos (ὁλόκαυστος from ὅλος "whole" and καυστός "burnt", with rough breathing ), which is used solely for one of the major forms of sacrifice.This form of sacrifice is also known as a burnt offering .
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Ritual burning of animals "Burnt offering" redirects here. Noah burning offerings on an altar to the Lord ( Gerard Hoet , 1728). A holocaust is a religious animal sacrifice that is completely consumed by fire. The word derives from the Ancient Greek holokaustos which is used solely for one of the major forms of sacrifice, also known as a burnt offering .
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Ritual burning of animals For other uses, see Holocaust (disambiguation) . A holocaust is a religious animal sacrifice that is completely consumed by fire, also known as a burnt offering . The word derives from the ancient Greek holokaustos , the form of sacrifice in which the victim was reduced to ash, as distinguished from an animal sacrifice that resulted in a communal meal.
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