Moloch (Noun)

Meaning ¹

Any lizard of the genus Moloch.

Classification

Nouns denoting animals.

Hypernyms

• Agamid Lizard

Hyponyms

• Moloch Horridus
• Spiny Lizard

Meaning ²

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.

Classification

Nouns denoting people.

Hypernyms

• Force

Meaning ³

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

Classification

Nouns denoting people.

Synonyms

• Molech