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MOLOCH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any lizard of the genus Moloch
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("moloch" is a kind of...):
agamid; agamid lizard (a lizard of the family Agamidae)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "moloch"):
Moloch horridus; mountain devil; spiny lizard (desert lizard that feeds on ants)
Holonyms ("moloch" is a member of...):
genus Moloch (genus of Australian desert lizard)
Sense 2
Meaning:
God of the Canaanites and Phoenicians to whom parents sacrificed their children
Synonyms:
Molech; Moloch
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
Semitic deity (a deity worshipped by the ancient Semites)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A tyrannical power to be propitiated by human subservience or sacrifice
Example:
duty has become the Moloch of modern life
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("Moloch" is a kind of...):
force; power (one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority)
