Homocaust

Quick meaning: Homocaust is a noun meaning (rare) A systematic persecution of homosexuals, especially the one which occurred in Nazi Germany (the Homocaust), when seen as constituting systematic destruction of them.

Meaning

(rare) A systematic persecution of homosexuals, especially the one which occurred in Nazi Germany (the Homocaust), when seen as constituting systematic destruction of them.

Example Sentences

To speak of a "final solution" or a "homocaust" for homosexuals is an absurdity that denigrates the homosexual cause.

Another view sometimes heard is that the Nazis' loudly trumpeted policy of 'eradicating' homosexuality amounted to a ‘homocaust’ somehow comparable to the extermination of the Jews.

However, the empirical basis for these arguments was established as early as 1977 by scholars who refuted the notion of a "homocaust," an idea that had been awarded wide currency by German gay groups in the early 1970s.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include holocaust, holocausting, homophilia, holocost, homosexualism, holocash.

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