Holocaustreligion

German

Alternative forms

  • Holocaust-Religion

Etymology

Holocaust +‎ Religion

Noun

Holocaustreligion f (genitive Holocaustreligion, plural Holocaustreligionen)

  1. (derogatory, chiefly right-wing politics) Holocaust religion; a way of societal dealing with the Holocaust that is considered exaggerated, irrational, and pseudoreligious; chiefly of Germany and Austria, sometimes also of Israel and world Jewry
    Synonym: Holocaustkult
    Antonym: Holocaustleugnung

Usage notes

  • The word refers only to the societal reaction to the Holocaust and does not imply anything about its historicity, though use of the word may, of course, overlap with Holocaustleugnung (“Holocaust denial”).

Declension

Declension of Holocaustreligion [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Holocaustreligion die Holocaustreligionen
genitive einer der Holocaustreligion der Holocaustreligionen
dative einer der Holocaustreligion den Holocaustreligionen
accusative eine die Holocaustreligion die Holocaustreligionen
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