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The word holocaust comes initially from Greek.The first part comes from holos - meaning 'whole', and the second comes from kaustos - meaning 'burned'.The word comes to us from Jewish religious practise, when a sacrificial offering would be completely burnt on an altar.
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Shoah means catastrophe, great calamity. It is used by some for the Holocaust, in particular those who feel that the word holocaust has misleading religious implications. (Holocaust is derived from a Greek word meaning whole offering, burnt sacrifice).
The word is hardly used. It means 'killing Jews' (on a large scale) and is occasionally used instead of Holocaust. The term judeocide is associated in particular with the work of Arno Mayer, a well known historian, who is keen to demystify the Holocaust and who has misgivings about Holocaust remembrance, which he regards as a cult.