Moloch Definition & Meaning
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
- god of the Canaanites and Phoenicians to whom parents sacrificed their children
- any lizard of the genus Moloch
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- What does moloch mean?
- 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 god of the Canaanites and Phoenicians to whom parents sacrificed their children any lizard of the genus Moloch
- What part of speech is moloch?
- Moloch is a noun.
- How many definitions does moloch have?
- Moloch has 3 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).