Associations to the word «Moloch»

Wiktionary

MOLOCH, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Agamidae   — the thorny dragon, of Australia.
MOLOCH, proper noun. An ancient Ammonite deity worshiped by the Canaanites, Phoenician and related cultures in North Africa and the Levant.
MOLOCH, proper noun. (figuratively) A person or thing demanding or requiring a very costly sacrifice.
MOLOCH, noun. Moloch horridus, an Australian lizard thought to be the sole member of the genus Moloch.

Dictionary definition

MOLOCH, noun. A tyrannical power to be propitiated by human subservience or sacrifice; "the great Moloch of war"; "duty has become the Moloch of modern life"- Norman Douglas.
MOLOCH, noun. God of the Canaanites and Phoenicians to whom parents sacrificed their children.
MOLOCH, noun. Any lizard of the genus Moloch.

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche