Why We Must Reject the Word ‘Holocaust’ to Describe the Shoah

The nations call it the Holocaust, a word of Greek origin meaning completely burnt (from ὁλόκαυστος: holos, whole + kaustos, burnt). In ancient pagan practice, this referred to a total burnt offering — a sacrifice, offered entirely to a god.

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