单词 | moloch |
释义 | moloch (once / 787955 pages) n WORD FAMILY moloch USAGE EXAMPLESIn this wicked war, millions of human lives have been sacrificed to the fiery moloch of selfish greed. Edson, Milan C., Solaris Farm—A Story of the Twentie...(2010) Capitalism's only aim was the accumulation of profits, of wealth and power, and to this moloch everything else was ruthlessly sacrificed. Goldman, Emma, Mother Earth, Vol. 1 No. 4, June 19...(2010) It's making out that I'd like to go back on my word, and refuse to give Marcel up to the moloch of Unaga. Cullum, Ridgwell, The Heart of Unaga(2010) n any lizard of the genus Moloch Hypo|Hyper Moloch horridus, mountain devil, spiny lizard desert lizard that feeds on ants agamid, agamid lizard a lizard of the family Agamidae Moloch (once / 21220 pages) n WORD FAMILY Moloch: Molochs USAGE EXAMPLESPerfectly legitimate Web searches redirect me to sites operated by Moloch and his sidekick Baal. Wall Street Journal(Apr 07, 2016) In a nod to the various illicit gods that populate biblical tradition, Wills suggest that the gun is “our Moloch.” Salon(Dec 09, 2015) The Good Guys awake after the toe-to-toe with Moloch at the four trees to find that they’re all physically intact. Los Angeles Times(Jan 06, 2015) 1n god of the Canaanites and Phoenicians to whom parents sacrificed their children Syn|Exp Molech Semitic deity a deity worshipped by the ancient Semites 2n 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 Hyper force, power one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority |
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