| Definitions of 'moloch' |
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1. (noun) Moloch
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
2. (noun) Moloch, Molech
god of the Canaanites and Phoenicians to whom parents sacrificed their children
3. (noun) moloch
any lizard of the genus Moloch
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| Definitions of 'moloch' |
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1. (noun) moloch
the fire god of the Ammonites in Canaan, to whom human sacrifices were offered; Molech. Also applied figuratively
2. (noun) moloch
a spiny Australian lizard (Moloch horridus). The horns on the head and numerous spines on the body give it a most formidable appearance
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