Moloch

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The chief god of the Phenicians, frequently mentioned in Scripture as the god of the Ammonites, whose worship consisted chiefly of human sacrifices, ordeals by fire, mutilation, etc.: also identified with the god of the Carthaginians called by classical writers Kronos or Saturn. noun

NL. The typical genus of Molochinæ. noun

lowercase A lizard of this genus: as, the spiny moloch. noun

The fire god of the Ammonites in Canaan, to whom human sacrifices were offered; Molech. Also applied figuratively. proper noun

A spiny Australian lizard (Moloch horridus). The horns on the head and numerous spines on the body give it a most formidable appearance. proper noun

Moloch horridus, an Australian lizard thought to be the sole member of the genus Moloch. noun

Any lizard of the genus Moloch noun

A tyrannical power to be propitiated by human subservience or sacrifice noun

God of the Canaanites and Phoenicians to whom parents sacrificed their children noun

Moloch horridus, an Australian lizard thought to be the sole member of the genus Moloch.

Moloch is the personification of terrible systems or situations in society that everyone hates but don't get fixed. Originally the name of a Canaanite god which received child sacrifices, Allen Ginsberg used Moloch to symbolize the state of industrial civilization in his poem "Howl". The blogger Scott Alexander popularized the term as it is commonly used by many rationalists, although it was already in occasional use by historians and economics to describe systemic issues within or caused by their respective fields. The term is often used by particularly condescending rationalists to talk down to public servants, academics, and occasionally founders of startups who are trying their best to change the world for the better but likely have no real power to do so. Urban Dictionary

Demon robot from the popular TV series "Buffy, The Vampire Slayer". Season 1, episode 8. Urban Dictionary

The demon inside Skid and Pump's attic Urban Dictionary

Literally: The vengeance of death More accurately: The Avenger Of Deaths Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to moloch:
moloch, mooch, molech.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word moloch:
asmodeus, hag, thorny, baal, gibbon, reckoning, ape, quan, sacrifice, carthage, hercules, countess, viceroy, lizard, metaphor, dexter, hell, devils, throat, demon, hebrew, dragon, bull, trapped, angels, interpreted, conquest, god, miller, statue, kings, describe, priest, allen, possibly, child, dark, alliance, novel, hands, whom, don, alexander, religion, bronze, henry, sixth, volume, blood, issue.

Words that rhyme with moloch:
molech, sol ich, soll ich.

Adjectives that are often used to describe moloch:
modern, great, baal, sullen, bloody, new, insatiable, old, cruel, military, little, devouring, merciless, terrible, industrial, fierce, grim, ancient, insatiate, veritable, furious, monstrous, fiery, venerable, bloodthirsty, brazen, collective, terrific, sanguinary, pitiless, frightful, totalitarian, mighty, horrid, unrecompensing, phallic, threatening, golden, accursed, headed, pagan, visaged, capitalist, bureaucratic, dark, state, phoenician, syrian, vile, hideous, offending, capitalistic, homicidal, relentless, mythical, huge, heathen, alien, stained, eating, biblical, impersonal, jehovah, giant, quaint, musty, horrible, incarnate, clumsy, consuming, canaanite, inveterate, gigantic, popish, tyrannical, inexorable, thorny, greedy, ravening, patriotic, semitic, mad, lar.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective moloch:
worship, state, jehovah, mammon, hercules, worshippers, mode, justice, sacrifices.

Consonant match to moloch:
molech, mail each.

Words that sound like moloch:
moloch, malek, malec, malak, mullock, malloch, malloc, malik, malic, malick, molech, mallick, melek, melech, melick, melic, molek, mullick, milic, malich, maul oak, mollusk, mala, mollusc, molla, molokai, mollah, malac, morlock, amalek, mollica, milk, molly, moolah, mali, mollie, moola, holic, mila, malia, milla, mullah, malo, mulla, mela, mola, myla, molloy, mella, milke, melk, malc, mallo, molli, malla, mulk, mukluk, milah, maila, wallach, mollo, medlock, mallia, mohock, wallack, molex, mioc, eolic, maleo, mihok, melmac, mahli, milc, maali, malaco, mamluk, melc, muckluck, misluck, molal, muela, nala, wlak, hillock, halak, new look, nahla, hallock, willock, heloc, wolak, knobloch, malbec, malika, maic, mafic, mallie, maliki, malinke, maliks.