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PRONUNCIATION OF MOLOCH

moloch  [ˈməʊlɒk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MOLOCH

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verb
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conjunction
determiner
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Moloch is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MOLOCH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Moloch

Moloch, also rendered as Molech, Molekh, Molok, Molek, Molock, Moloc, Melech, Milcom, or Molcom is the name of an ancient Ammonite god. Moloch worship was practiced by the Canaanites, Phoenicians, and related cultures in North Africa and the Levant. As a god worshipped by the Phoenicians and Canaanites, Moloch had associations with a particular kind of propitiatory child sacrifice by parents. Moloch figures in the Book of Deuteronomy and in the Book of Leviticus as a form of idolatry. In the Old Testament, Gehenna was a valley by Jerusalem, where apostate Israelites and followers of various Baalim and Caananite gods, including Moloch, sacrificed their children by fire. Moloch has been used figuratively in English literature from John Milton's Paradise Lost to Allen Ginsberg's "Howl", to refer to a person or thing demanding or requiring a very costly sacrifice.

Definition of moloch in the English dictionary

The definition of moloch in the dictionary is a spiny Australian desert-living lizard, Moloch horridus, that feeds on ants: family Agamidae Also called: mountain devil, spiny lizard.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MOLOCH


bloc
blɒk
Bloch
blɒk
block
blɒk
Blok
blɒk
clock
klɒk
floc
flɒk
flock
flɒk
Glock
ɡlɒk
hemlock
ˈhɛmˌlɒk
interlock
ˌɪntəˈlɒk
lock
lɒk
Locke
lɒk
o´clock
əˈklɒk
overclock
ˌəʊvəˈklɒk
overlock
ˈəʊvəˌlɒk
padlock
ˈpædˌlɒk
sherlock
ˈʃɜːˌlɒk
unblock
ʌnˈblɒk
unlock
ʌnˈlɒk
warlock
ˈwɔːˌlɒk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MOLOCH

mollusk-like
molluskan
Mollweide projection
molly
Molly Maguire
mollycoddle
mollycoddler
mollycoddling
mollyhawk
mollymawk
molochise
Molokai
Molopo
Molossian
Molossian dog
Molossian hound
molossus
Molotov
Molotov cocktail
molt

WORDS THAT END LIKE MOLOCH

agalloch
Antioch
brooch
Enoch
epoch
Foch
Gooch
gralloch
hooch
Koch
loch
moch
Murdoch
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pooch
raploch
sea loch
skelloch
smooch
yelloch

Synonyms and antonyms of moloch in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «moloch» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MOLOCH

Find out the translation of moloch to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of moloch from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «moloch» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

摩洛克
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Moloch
570 millions of speakers

English

moloch
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मोलोच
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مولوك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Молох
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Moloch
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

mollymawk
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

moloch
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mollymawk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Moloch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

モロク
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

몰록
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mollymawk
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Moloch
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

mollymawk
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मॉलीमॉवक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mollymawk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

moloch
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Moloch
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Молох
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Moloh
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μολώχ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Molog
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

moloch
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Moloch
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of moloch

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MOLOCH»

The term «moloch» is regularly used and occupies the 82.719 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MOLOCH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «moloch» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «moloch» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about moloch

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MOLOCH»

Discover the use of moloch in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to moloch and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Eye of Moloch
The battle lines in this bitter rivalry are as old as civilization itself: On one side, an unlikely band of ordinary Americans ready to make their last stand in defense of self-rule, freedom, and liberty, and on the other, an elite cabal of ...
Glenn Beck, 2013
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The Eye of Moloch
The battle lines in this bitter rivalry are as old as civilization itself: On one side, an unlikely band of ordinary Americans ready to make their last stand in defense of self-rule, freedom, and liberty, and on the other, an elite cabal of ...
Glenn Beck, 2013
3
Moloch: Or, This Gentile World
Uncovered along with Crazy Cock in 1988 by Miller biographer Mary V. Dearborn, Moloch emerged from the misery of Miller's years at Western Union and from the squalor of his first marriage.
Henry Miller, 2007
4
Moloch; A Play in a Prologue, Three Acts and an Epilogue
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916 Excerpt: ...what race you belong to.
Beulah Marie Dix, 2012
5
Return to Mariah:the Rise of the Moloch: Church Burner
John Forsyte and Hope Matthews are torn and tormented in a quirky love triangle.
AuthorHouse, Iii, 2012
6
In the Shadow of Moloch: The Sacrifice of Children and Its ...
Available for the first time in English, this is the definitive account of the practice of sexual slavery the Japanese military perpetrated during World War II by the researcher principally responsible for exposing the Japanese government's ...
Martin S. Bergmann, 1992
7
Madre Natura Versus the Moloch of Fashion, a Social Essay, ...
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.
John Leighton, 2010
8
Moloch, a Story of Sacrifice
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Mrs Campbell Praed, 2012
9
Moloch Blues
Set in Brooklyn in the 1980s, the play concerns itself with personal and political dilemmas as they are lived by four strong-willed Jewish women.
Phillip Hayes Dean, 1996
10
The Beat Book: Writings from the Beat Generation
Moloch! Solitude! Filth! Ugliness! Ashcans and unobtainable dollars! Children screaming under the stairways! Boys sobbing in armies! Old men weeping in the parks! Moloch! Moloch! Nightmare of Moloch! Moloch the loveless! Mental Moloch!
Anne Waldman, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MOLOCH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term moloch is used in the context of the following news items.
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Are gay rights, religious rights on a collision course?
If their faith called for burning virgins and children to Moloch, they would have to get over that, too. I would also like to hear how anyone's ... «Dallas Morning News, Jul 15»
2
The continuing age of Moloch
The continuing age of Moloch. By Eileen F. Toplansky · Moloch was the ancient deity to whom child sacrifices were made. And, in fact, biblical ... «American Thinker, Jul 15»
3
Gadfly: Unprincely behaviour
The gloating by Lord Moloch's tissues about the verdict “against” Fairfax has run out of puff, yet it raises an intriguing question as to why a ... «The Saturday Paper, Jul 15»
4
Sleepy Hollow Adds Nikki Reed and Plans a Crossover with Bones
... and ABBIE MILLS (Nicole Beharie) – adjust to a world seemingly without Moloch, witchy wives, evil sons, and headless ex-best friends. «Dread Central, Jul 15»
5
Scott Walker is Mitt Romney. Minus the bronze tan and silver streaks
... visors spinning on the heads of the bean counters at the Government Suffering Index Office (“Reaping American Souls To Serve Moloch™!). «The Guardian, Jul 15»
6
Media briefs: bye, bye, Blackbird … piss and vinegar … what's next …
Seeing the comments, of late, have been split between Moloch morons egging the idiots on and seemingly sane Smelly readers speaking up ... «Crikey, Jul 15»
7
From Juju to the Eucharist
... every conceivable kind—from offerings to Moloch to pinches of incense to one's ancestors to drinking the urine of Mohammed—is endemic. «National Catholic Register, Jul 15»
8
Gadfly: A scarring experience
In the past 18 years the “penetration” rate of newspapers has declined to such an extent that Moloch papers, with roughly a 60 per cent share of ... «The Saturday Paper, Jul 15»
9
Was St Maria Goretti's Purity in Her Body? Let's Ask St Augustine.
We do not bend our knee to Moloch by murdering our children, our disabled, our elderly and our mentally disturbed. We also do not condemn ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
10
Sinister Spooks Threaten Mr TM re: Forthcoming Jehovah Smackdown
... piece is unnecessarily provocative, because the “sincerely held” (sic) religious convictions of powerless victims of Moloch, um, of individuals, ... «Glossy News, Jul 15»

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