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Holocaust The Holocaust [English, from the Greek holokaustik�s = "burnt whole"] - A term used in English to describe the extermination of European Jewry during the Second World War; other languages have also adopted it. The expression has been rejected by many Jewish scholars and theologians because of its religious context, who prefer to use the Hebrew word Shoa [see Extermination] instead. (G.Z./CM)

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