Associations to the word «Moloch»
Noun
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.
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