Moloch#2 (n)

n10462005

type n
lex_filenum 18
def a tyrannical power to be propitiated by human subservience or sacrifice
examples the great Moloch of war
duty has become the Moloch of modern life Norman Douglas
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Hypernym power, force
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Hyponym power, force

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